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The Death of Stalin is a 2017 political satire black comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci and written by Iannucci, David Schneider and Ian Martin with Peter Fellows. Based on the French graphic novel La Mort de Staline (2010–2012), the film depicts the internal social and political power struggle among the members of the Soviet Politburo following the death of leader Joseph Stalin in 1953.
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Source I am not sure why I haven't watched this movie before, but yesterday I found it by chance and decided to go and give it a watch. In the past, I have seen several comedy movies about the totalitarians system of Europe from the past century, some examples of these movies are Look Who's Back and Good Bye Lenin!. There is even a Hollywood movie with Robin Williams as the main actor that makes fun of the poverty i…More
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The following review makes reference to the 2017 film The Death of Stalin, and does not contain spoilers of any type. > > Source Year: 2017 Category: Political Satire, Black Comedy. Director: Armando Iannucci. Cast: Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, Dermot Crowley, Jason Isaacs, Rupert Friend, Olga Kurylenko, Paddy Considine, Adrian McLoughlin, Paul Whitehouse, Pa…More
Don Morton, writing for Metropolis, points us to this fantastic looking new film. > The death of one of history’s most murderous monsters and the ensuing jockeying for power among his scheming, back-stabbing acolytes may not be the first thing that pops to mind when thinking about a comedy. But take-no-prisoners political satirist Armando Iannucci (Veep, In the Loop) has turned this concept into a unique black farce…More
Why go see a mediocre film at the theater when you have me around to see it for you? *The Death of Stalin* actually got decent reviews and some stellar critical acclaim. I don't think I would use the term "brilliant" or be bandying about phrases like "best film of the year" which headlines the movie poster. I'm not sure who the critic was that the poster is quoting (as it is not attributed), but whoever it is needs…More
I will try to avoid spoilers that are not in the trailer. However, since this is based on history, I won't avoid basic historical spoilers as to the lineage of Soviet leadership. See the official trailer at the end of this post. The Death of Stalin is directed and co-written by Armando Iannucci (creator of the TV series Veep ) and stars Steve Buscemi,Simon Russell Beale. Jason Isaacs, Michael Palin and Jeffrey Tambo…More
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