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Aleksei German

Directing

Aleksei German

RU, EN, KK, FR cinema · 30 credits

Born

20 July 1938

Died

21 February 2013 (aged 74)

Birthplace

Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]

Also known as Алексей Герман · Alexey German · Alexei German · A. German · Aleksei Gherman · Alexei Gierman

Aleksei Yuryevich German (Алексей Юрьевич Герман, 20 July 1938 – 21 February 2013) was a Soviet and Russian director, screenwriter and producer. He is noted for his stark pessimism, long, serpentine sequence shots, black and white cinematography, overbearing sound design and acute observations of Stalinist Russia.

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