In the last 27 years, Russia has failed to discuss an extremely important topic, which is that totalitarian regimes consider the use violence not just a tool, but as an end in itself. According to the official Russian line, violence was perpetrated by unnamed “dark forces” acting under Western influence, or else it simply happened “by itself,” with nobody to blame. The Iannucci film exposes that violence to the naked light and calls it by its name. This is unexpected in a comedy, and the evil stands out in greater relief as a result.
- Andrei Arkhangelsky
Stalin’s great-grandson lends his opinion on Kremlin’s latest move to control the historical record.
“How can a person be considered a human if death is a reason for them to laugh? That is subhuman.”
He’s not a fan of Quentin Tarantino, obviously.
I remember the 1950s when the USSR was offended by a show about THE LAST DAYS OF STALIN.
Can’t please everyone.
This is one of the few films I’m looking forward to watching.
Good movie out now on Netflix, called “Milada” about Milada Horáková, a Czech politician who was murdered by the Communists.