I'm sorry, there is no conversation about this film because this film does not exist. It certainly was not made in satire of our glorious leader Stalin and definitely does not star Steve Buscemi and Jason Isaacs, nor have a trailer here. And such a film absolutely does not have a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes; such heinous treason would only merit a 0.
Rest in piece troper FieldMarshalFry, who died of the natural cause of tripping on a rock and blowing a 4 inch hole through their head.
edited 24th Oct '17 7:32:55 PM by Tuckerscreator
"How come there isn't a conversation about this film yet?"
Eh, 99% of the posts on this forum are devoted to Star Wars and superhero movies.
Anyway, looking forward to seeing this one. Heard good things.
What he said.
“I fooked Germany. I think I can take a flesh lump in a fookin’ waistcoat.”
Everyone talks about Simon Russell Beale's performance as Beria, but I thought Jeffrey Tambor was brilliant.
Nice to see Steve Buscemi looking like a human being and not a zombie with a wry expression.
I found this to be deeply ironic, considering the ending of the film:
"Iannucci, too, has recently been subject to a particular line of questioning: why did he not edit The Death of Stalin to remove Tambor, à la Ridley Scott re-shooting All the Money in the World following Kevin Spacey’s downfall?"
edited 11th Mar '18 12:15:41 PM by AnotherGuy
Any history buffs on here who could tell me how accurate the characters are to their "real" selves? Obviously the accents are a contrivance but in general terms are they close?
I am curious as Ianucci has tended to use recognisable expies rather than real people of historical record in previous work.
"These 'no-nonsense' solutions of yours just don't hold water in a complex world of jet-powered apes and time travel."
Well, Beria was every bit the monster he's suggested to be onscreen. Molotov really was that much a loyal party man, Khrushchev really was that much of a schemer.
Probably a safe bet that the Real Life people weren't so quick with snappy insults.
I do know the bit at the beginning with the orchestra scrambling to re-perform their show was all true. The filmmakers even cut out a bit where the first replacement conductor was drunk so the radio folks had to wander the streets looking for another replacement. The director wasn’t sure if the audience would believe it.

How come there isn't a conversation about this film yet? It was a bloody masterpiece! Go see it!
advancing the front into TV Tropes