One of the features of A. Sokurov's art is the author's manifestsubjectivation of the material. In addition to the implicit presence of the authorevident in the choice of the idea, the main character, the entire artistic solution,the director explicitly manifests himself in films.In this regard, both the degree and the quality of the author's presence inhis own work are of interest. The focus of this study is the obviousness of theauthor's direct involvement in the very fabric, the structure of the film.The main purpose of the work is to identify and study the methods of theauthor's self-representation. The article analyzes films united by the pronouncedauthor's "presence": the so-called cycle of non-fiction “Elegies”, the films “Maria”,“Russian Ark” and “Francophonie”. This approach makes it possible to identifyseveral basic techniques the director uses to represent the author's image. Thefirst one is typical of Sokurov’s art and presupposes the author who becomesthe narrator of the film and models the narrated construction into a subjectiveartistic image.Another way of doing it, when the author acts as an interviewer, the latteris replaced by a silent interlocutor observing his hero. In this case, the directoruses the principle of long-term observation, which allows him to see what isusually hidden behind words and external phenomena.Perhaps, the very unique way is turning Sokurov himself into the maincharacter of his own film. Here the maximum subjectivation is achieved: theauthor shares his thoughts, feelings, enters the frame, actively interacts with thecharacters, forcing them to violate the principle of the “fourth wall”. Sokuroveven removes the figure of the actor and takes his place himself, in order toliterally appeal directly to his viewer, lure him after with him.Thus, this study allows us to reveal Sokurov's combination of documentarycinema, television broadcasting, first-person computer game technologies andaugmented reality simulators, expanding the boundaries of filmic reality andthe language of cinema