Known for Sound
Sofiya Gubaydulina was born on October 24, 1931 in Chistopol, Tatarskaya ASSR, RSFSR, USSR. She is known for her work on The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), Vertikal (1966) and Den angela (1968).
Born
October 22, 1931 (age 94)
Birthplace
Chistopol, Tatarskaya ASSR, RSFSR, USSR [now Tatarstan, Russia]
Filmography
29 films


Mary, Queen of Scots
2013 · 2h
country: France
The life and death of the Scottish monarch.


The Cardboard Village
2011 · 1h 27m
country: Italy
When a group of African immigrants builds a cardboard village between the pews of a church soon to be closed, an elderly priest must choose between his calling and his orders.


Ivan Marchuk: "The voice of my soul"
1998 · 56m
country: Ukraine
The figure of the world-famous Ukrainian artist Ivan Fedorovych Marchuk, whose paintings present Ukrainian art on all continents of the world, became the basis of this documentary.


Chornobyl. Epilogue
1996 · 54m
country: Ukraine
The film is dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the accident at the Chornobyl NPP.


The Mill
1992 · 8m
country: United Kingdom
A young girl journeys through a strange landscape of dream and memory.


The Fire and the Rose
1990 · 51m
country: Unknown
A documentary on the life and work of the composer Sofia Gubaidulina.


The Sand-Storm
1989 · 1h 38m
country: Soviet Union
In this heavyhanded political allegory, set in the plains and mountains of Central Asia, a tribe of people led by the fanatical Mavrut (Vladimir Msrian) wanders about in the most desolate parts of this already desolate region in search of a mythical "Land of Happiness." Their quest is hampered by the fact that they must all live a life which is extremely ascetic. One tribeswoman expresses a desire to have a child, but is rebuked by being reminded that she has vowed never to have worldly ties that would distract her from the quest. When she has a child anyway, she and her lover are made to pay for this crime in a horrific way. Despite that, the child becomes a kind of holy mascot for the group, touted by the leader as a kind of savior. They are distressed when the child goes missing one day, only to appear mysteriously on the opposite side of the rapids of a river, beckoning to them.


Kafedra
1982
country: Soviet Union


Feelings Rushing Back
1980 · 1h 25m
country: Soviet Union
An immature couple spends their vacation in their homeland, a Tatar village. She's a doctor. He probably works in the field of rocket engineering. Encounters with the forgotten past and loved ones help to restore the lost sincerity and warmth of feelings of both of them.


The Man And His Bird
1975 · 9m
country: Soviet Union
The film is about terrible life of a common man


Stories About the Space
1973 · 10m
country: Soviet Union
Two short stories about space


The Blacksmith-Sorcerer
1967 · 19m
country: Soviet Union
When one blacksmith voices suspicious that there might be sorcery involved in his colleague's work, things get out of hand. Based on the fairy tale by French writer Luda Schnitzer.