The Death Of Stalin
- 2017 film
Comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci about the last days of Joseph Stalin and the chaos after his death. Also features Simon Russell Beale, Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Palin, Paul Whitehouse and more.
Streaming rank this week: 66
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Death Of Stalin review
The Death Of Stalin is Iannucci's most complex and almost nihilistic rendering of what politics is: A team of bumbling and weak-minded people who lack any real conviction other than a desire for power and position. They aren't quite in hell; they're definitely not in heaven. It's death by middle position, the bleakest version of purgatory on earth with no redemption allowed, and the biggest joke of it all is that they've put themselves there on purpose.
Vox, 14th September 2017The Death of Stalin is Veep, but in the USSR
As with Veep, this is essentially a round robin of elaborate, obscene insults punctuated with sight gags - though Stalin also includes quite a few (mostly mercifully unseen) gunshots to the head.
Sara Stewart, The New York Post, 11th September 2017The Death Of Stalin review
Iannucci's brand of political satire is applied to one of the darkest chapters in modern history, with sensational results.
Nick De Semlyen, Empire, 9th September 2017The Death of Stalin review
The Thick Of It and Veep writer's tilt at Soviet-era satire, which opens the Toronto film festival, boasts an outstanding cast, with Simon Russell Beale as the secret police chief with a satanic surprise.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 9th September 2017The Death Of Stalin review
As amusingly engrossing as you'd expect.
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter, 8th September 2017The Death Of Stalin review
Mixing verbal fireworks with low-brow gags, Armando Iannucci finds unlikely comedy amid the confusion following the Soviet leader's demise.
Peter Debruge, Variety, 8th September 2017An interview with Armando Iannucci
The creator of The Thick Of It is probably used to being ushered through the corridors of power. We, however, are not. So when we sit down with Armando Iannucci in a secluded corner of the Union's Gladstone Room, it's fair to say we feel a little out of place.
Benn Sheridan, Cherwell, 4th June 2017Armando Iannucci on why he's glad he left Veep
The creator of The Thick of It discusses spin, the 'halcyon' years of George W Bush and being 'close to the end of the world'.
Elle Hunt, The Guardian, 3rd May 2017IFC buys Armando Iannucci's The Death of Stalin
The seven-figure North American deal came together quickly in Berlin on Saturday and reunites the distributor and director of In The Loop.
Jeremy Kay, Screen Daily, 12th February 2017Armando Iannucci on Jeremy Corbyn and his Stalin film
After clearing up at the Emmys, Armando Iannucci has left Veep and returned to the UK. And with lines from his satirical scripts popping up in real speeches, there's no better time to have him back.
Charlotte Edwardes, Evening Standard, 8th October 2015