State Funeral
Director: Sergei Loznitsa
Cast: Bolesław Bierut, Georgi Malenkov, Joseph Stalin, Klement Gottwald, Lavrentiy Beria, Nikita Khrushchev, Urho Kekkonen, Vyacheslav Molotov
Synopsis:
Cast: Bolesław Bierut, Georgi Malenkov, Joseph Stalin, Klement Gottwald, Lavrentiy Beria, Nikita Khrushchev, Urho Kekkonen, Vyacheslav Molotov
Synopsis:
The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalins funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in the USSR on March 5 – 9, 1953, when the country mourned and buried Joseph Stalin.
Reviews
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
Variety
Jay Weissberg
Jay Weissberg
Village Voice
Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
Slant Magazine
Diego Semerene
Diego Semerene
The Spinning Image
Graeme Clark
Graeme Clark
The Hollywood Reporter
Deborah Young
Deborah Young
