Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Aleksandr Sokurov.

Highly recommended: Mother and Son, Russian Ark

Recommended: Maria (short film), Days of Eclipse, The Second Circle, Whispering Pages, Spiritual Voices, The Sun, Alexandra

Worth a look: Faust

Not recommended: Fairytale

Next week’s director is… Terence Fisher!