The Death of Stalin
- Thread starter Hakazin
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Bah, propaganda. Everyone knows that Stalin was murdered by his personal aid and second in Command, Nadia Zelenkov, And that she was executed by our glorious leader Kane so that the brotherhood could Conquer earth with freedom.
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tankdrop24
Tread First into Hell
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- The Center of the Universe: Toronto, Canada
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Because everyone seems to have a British accent, I can't help but imagine this as being set in the Kaiserreich's universe in the Union of Britain and taking place in the wake of Mosley's death.
Hakazin
Serpent Admirer
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Actually, the absence of authentic accents actually adds to the absurdity for me.
EDIT: Huh. Alliteration. What do you know?
vicky_molokh
Posthuman spidery thingy.
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- Kyïv, Ukraine
While I agree that no satirical/comedic film about Stalin is complete without making fun of his authentic accent, I have trouble believing that the effect can be properly conveyed in English(especially in relatively few phrases at most, as by the premise the key figure seems to die very, very early in the film).
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- Location
- The Hague
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- He/Him
>Buscemi as Kruschev
alright i'm in
alright i'm in
Cetashwayo
Lord of Ten Thousand Years
- Location
- Across the Horizon
As long as it keeps its comedy pitch-black and absurdist I think this looks like it could be a fantastic film. It's not like jokes about the ridiculous but terrifying politburo under Stalin are something new; it has been a proud tradition since before his death.
Mal-3
Fun Tyrant
And Jason Issacs as Zhukov. Even if this ends up as a trainwreck with all the good shit in the trailer, I'm down.
Kinda disappointed they aren't going the route of super thick Russian accents.
Claudette Savagely
Ball of flies
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- (and made of) Parts Unknown
Just got back from seeing this a few hours ago.
Bloody brilliant, bloody being the operative word. Ianucci and his collaborators have outdone themselves.
The casting was magnificent, the cast themselves deliver nothing less than good performances all round, a mesmerising Simon Russell Beale as Lavrentiy Beria steals the show, the script crackles with absurdist comic energy and malice...
Go and see this thing, for your own sake.
Or you'll end up on a list.
Bloody brilliant, bloody being the operative word. Ianucci and his collaborators have outdone themselves.
The casting was magnificent, the cast themselves deliver nothing less than good performances all round, a mesmerising Simon Russell Beale as Lavrentiy Beria steals the show, the script crackles with absurdist comic energy and malice...
Go and see this thing, for your own sake.
Or you'll end up on a list.
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Vyslanté
The self is a prison
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- European Union
...here it's not out until March 2018
Claudette Savagely
Ball of flies
- Location
- (and made of) Parts Unknown
Fuck me
Macros
omnisciently vague councilman
- Location
- Dirac Sea
Shit, seriously? I read a good paper about it and felt it might be worth seeing...
Vyslanté
The self is a prison
- Location
- European Union
Truly karma works fast
Claudette Savagely
Ball of flies
- Location
- (and made of) Parts Unknown
Is this when I tell you that I found one I can get to after all
On one hand: you monster.Is this when I tell you that I found one I can get to after all
On the other I get to go to an amazing BBQ joint right beforehand and they serve beer in the theater so I'll just have to be satisfied with that.
Claudette Savagely
Ball of flies
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- (and made of) Parts Unknown
That sounds pretty fab mate I hope you have a lovely time!
Cetashwayo
Lord of Ten Thousand Years
- Location
- Across the Horizon
Could have been worse. They had to remove some stuff because people wouldn't believe it was true. Look at the deleted scenes for some of it, but again, it's not even close to the full extent of what actually happened.
Heh, I imagine some of it was hammed up (It took much longer for Beria to get ridden out of town on a rail) but it was a great use of black comedy.
Jason Isaacs most certainly stole the show and Jeffery Tambor was a bit weak, but overall it's my favorite piece that the director has done.
Edit: any good recs on other readings as a follow up? I don't know a huge amount about the period
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xa na xa
A.E.I.O.U. - Antarticae est imperare orbi universo
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- σ Octantis
On the more detailed reasons why it was banned in Russia:
Article: No laughing matter: Armando Iannucci's The Death of Stalin reveals the anxieties of team Putin
Mark Edele Hansen Chair inHistory, University of Melbourne
Armando Iannucci's dark comedy The Death of Stalin, on general release in Australia from March 29, has caused controversy in Russia. After a preview in the Ministry of Culture in late January, a group of politicians and cultural figures – including the daughter of acclaimed WW2 military commander Marshal Georgy Zhukov, played in the film by Jason Isaacs – wrote an open letter to the minister calling the film "slander", "denigrating", and "extremist".
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Given the limited release, many people will have to stream the movie, like me. The movie has a great black comedy, while still showing off the pernicious paranoia surrounding Stalinist Russia. However, Issacs' Zhukov has slightly less medals than the real man. The costume designer should have pinned a few more ribbons to the right and bottom of his uniform.
