Sokurov is shooting a new film based on Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony

Sokurov is shooting a new film based on Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.

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Alexander Sokurov is working on a new film based on Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.
The film involves collaboration with cultural institutions in St. Petersburg, including the Hermitage, Pushkin House, military museums, and libraries.
The production combines fictional and documentary elements.
Filming has already begun and includes scenes at the Kirov Plant’s steelmaking and forging workshops.
A recording of Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony by conductor Theodor Kurrentzis inspired the project.
Sokurov described the film as a large-scale depiction of Russian society from Emperor Alexander III to peasants and soldiers.
The film is expected to be completed by February 2027.

Sokurov mentioned that the budget exists only on paper, calling it a 'paper budget'. — tg_paperpaper_ru
Sokurov has participated in protests supporting political prisoners and signed petitions related to cultural and urban preservation. — tg_paperpaper_ru
Sokurov criticized censorship in cinema and literature during a meeting of the Presidential Council for Human Rights in December 2025, calling 'foreign agent' lists 'absolutely horrifying'. — tg_paperpaper_ru
In June 2026, Sokurov wrote a letter to Nikita Mikhalkov requesting help lifting film censorship and citing systematic censorship as blocking his professional development. — tg_paperpaper_ru