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.
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edited 24th Oct '17 7:32:55 PM by Tuckerscreator
That all you got?
"Stalin would have wanted the Committee as one!"
Bitch, no he wouldn't.
edited 24th Oct '17 8:46:34 PM by theLibrarian
That is the face of a man who just ate a kitten. Raw.
"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.
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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
Isn't Tambor accused of sexual harassment while Spacey is accused of rape?
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
Yes, Tambor sexually harassed people on the set of Transparent.
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Just checking.
Good on Amazon for firing him for it.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
This film was outstanding. Anyone who has ever watched any of Iannucci's other projects owes it to themselves to see it.
I particularly enjoyed the lady who played Svetlana, the only island of decency amongst all the sharks and monsters.
"Yes, Tambor sexually harassed people on the set of Transparent. "
Allegedly.
Andrea Risenborough played Svetlana.
edited 25th Mar '18 1:38:10 AM by AnotherGuy
Am familiar with most everyone else in the movie but never heard of her.
Another highlight was how Khruschev and Molotov badmouth Molotov's wife only to turn on a dime when Beria produces her. Also, Jason Isaacs was hilarious in every scene.
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
Nothing "alleged" about it unless the implication is the people who brought it to light are lying.
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It's kind of notable that after the investigation, Amazon went "yeah, nothing to see here" and basically buried its findings.
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
Hardly. Sounds more like they're covering their ass about having a piece of shit on their show or something. Don't defend sexual harassers, please.
edited 29th Mar '18 7:04:19 PM by AdricDePsycho
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Any chance we can confine discussion in this thread to the movie The Death of Stalin?
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
By all means, go ahead.
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Disasturbator
Take it to another thread plz
New theme music also a box
Anyway, I preordered the Blu-Ray/DVD.
Doctor of Doctorates
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.
Of course the orchestra incident happened several years b/f Stalin's death, and the execution of Beria happened a good six months after.
Vasily Stalin really was that much of a fuckup, drank himself to death at age 40.
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
I haven't seen the film yet but Beria and Kruschev don't really look that much like how they do in the film. Beria was a lot thinner and Kruschev was a lot fatter. Michael Palin was a dead ringer for Molotov though.
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True, but with the exceptions of Isaacs and Kurylenko, they all look appropriately ordinary, as the page notes.
How come there isn't a conversation about this film yet? It was a bloody masterpiece! Go see it!
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