Limonov: The Ballad
Limonov: The Ballad
Balada o Limonovu
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A thrilling biography of the Russian writer Eduard Limonov, known for his turbulent private life, astonishing political transmutations and migrations between the Soviet Union, Europe and the USA.

Eduard Limonov (1943-2020) switched between many identities in his lifetime: A poet, exile, political leader, a revolutionary militant, a thug, an underground writer, a butler to a millionaire in Manhattan. But also a lover of beautiful women, a political agitator and a novelist who wrote of his own greatness. Limonov lived many lives, although much of what he said about himself has been contested as questionable self-mythologising - which only adds to his mystique. Eduard Limonov's life story is a journey through Russia (where he founded the National Bolshevik Party), America and Europe. It is based on Emmanuel Carr?re's 2011 book Limonov, a novelized biography of the Russian dissident.

"Ben Whishaw has never had a role quite as complex and contradictory as that of Limonov, and he rises to the occasion with a transformative lead turn that's most compelling in its depiction of how malignant narcissism can sour romantic desperation into something uglier and more grimly depressing. It's a fascinating, slow-motion car crash of a performance: destined for destruction, spiralling magnificently all the way down." (Isaac Feldberg, Little White Lies)
Section: AVANTPREMIERES
Directed by: Kiril Serebrenikov
Country, year: Italy, Spain, France, 2024
Length: 138 minutes
Subtitles: Slovenian
Language: English

Screening in cinema:

Fri, 15.11.2024 11:00 Kinodvor Cinema
Mon, 18.11.2024 20:00 Maribox
Wed, 20.11.2024 14:45 Kino Bežigrad
Sun, 24.11.2024 21:00 Linhart Hall

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Screenplay:
Pawel Pawlikowski, Ben Hopkins, Kiril Serebrenikov, Emmanuel Carrere (knjiga)
Cinematography:
Roman Vasjanov
Music:
Massimo Pupillo
Cast:
Ben Whishaw (Eddie), Viktoria Mirošničenko (Elena), Tomas Arana (Stephen), Corrado Invernizzi (Lonja), Evgenij Mironov (Kuznecov), Andrej Burkovski (pesnik), Maša Maškova (Ana), Odin Lund Biron (Ethan)
Producent:
Wildside & Fremantle
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Distribution:
Fivia d.o.o.
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Sales:
Vision Distribution
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About director
Kiril Serebrenikov

Born in 1969 in Russia, in Rostov-on-Don. A Russian theatre, television and film director, Serebrennikov has been Artistic Director of the Gogol Center in Moscow since 2012. In 2016, The Student premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2017, Serebrennikov was arrested during the production of The Summer, and edited his film under house arrest. In 2022, acquitted of all charges, he emigrated from Russia to continue his work abroad.
Filmography
2005 Postelnje sceni (Bed Stories)
2006 Izobražaja žertvu (Playing the Victim)
2012 Izmena (Betrayal)
2016 (M)učenik (The Student/Učenec)
2018 Leto (The Summer/Poletje)
2022 Žena Čajkovskogo (Tchaikovsky's Wife)
2024 Limonov: The Ballad (Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie/Balada o Limonovu)