Armando Iannucci
- 60 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, director, producer and satirist
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How Death of Stalin plays Russian roulette with truth
Armando Iannucci's new film is a romp through some of the darkest days of the 20th century. But, asks one historian, is farce really the best way to understand the dictator's murderous regime - or its legacy in Russia today?
Richard Overy, The Guardian, 18th October 2017The Death Of Stalin a dazzling black Russian comedy
Master of political satire Armando Iannucci takes his trademark high-stakes back-stabbing farce east with The Death Of Stalin, a ghoulish black comedy that deftly melds historical fact and bile-drenched fiction.
Damon Smith, The Irish News, 18th October 2017The Death of Stalin and the art of screen swearing
How the writers of Veep and 'The Thick of It brought their gift for profanity to Stalinist Russia.
Joseph Walsh, The Financial Times, 17th October 2017The Death of Stalin review
Armando Iannucci's superlative satire brings together a terrific ensemble.
Eamm Simmonds, The List, 16th October 2017Tucker tells Partridge: 'Brexit is a death cult'
Malcolm Tucker and Alan Partridge, two of Britain's greatest comic creations, have traded insults over Brexit in this week's edition of The Big Issue. Tucker, a staunch Remainer, and Partridge, a Brexiteer, exchange thoughts on the divisive issue via emails - all of which have been published in a four-page feature in the magazine, which is guest-edited by Armando Iannucci, the man behind both characters.
Finlay Greig, i Newspaper, 16th October 2017The Death of Stalin film review
Blimey, but this is a comedy, isn't it? This is a mockery and so it's intended to be barbaric and exaggerated, right? Well, comedy is not a carte blanche for bigotry. There are limits of what's acceptable. We have grown to dismiss blackface and exaggerated representations of homosexuals as a no-go. I think that the humour of The Death of Stalin is plainly founded on xenophobia and prejudices, and so it belongs in a very similar category. Laughing at someone dead on a pool of piss is neither funny nor subversive. It's simply silly and vulgar. Despite the presence of Michael Palin, The Death of Stalin simply isn't The Life of Brian.
Victor Fraga, Dirty Movies, 16th October 2017Armando Iannucci and the Soviet Union's omnishambles
The Death of Stalin is an irresistible romp, skilfully walking the tightrope between horror and horrified laughter, and never less than thoroughly entertaining. Only at the very end of the film does the tone switch.
i Newspaper, 15th October 2017Armando Iannucci interview
'I was saved from being a reject by comedy'
Tim Lewis, The Observer, 15th October 2017Armando Iannucci: Why I'm doing Tucker v Partridge
Inside Armando Iannucci's Big Issue guest edit: Alan Partridge v Malcolm Tucker, John Oliver on dealing with Donald Trump, Stewart Lee on fatbergs, Susan Calman's Letter To My Younger Self - and more.
Andrew Burns, The Big Issue, 13th October 2017Armando Iannucci talks Stalin/Trump and future projects
Iannucci has his next two projects set after the release of The Death Of Stalin, which comes out in the UK and Ireland via eOne on October 20. First up is something of a passion project for Iannucci, a feature film adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel David Copperfield that he is co-writing with Simon Blackwell, who previously worked with Iannucci on In The Loop and Veep.
Tom Grater, Screen Daily, 8th October 2017