Regie:
Kirill SerebrennikovCamera:
Roman VasyanovActeurs:
Ben Whishaw, Sandrine Bonnaire, Viktoriya Miroshnichenko, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Ivan Ivashkin, Tomas Arana, Corrado Invernizzi, Odin Lund Biron (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
A revolutionary militant, a thug, an underground writer, a butler to a millionaire in Manhattan. But also a switchblade waving poet, a lover of beautiful women, a warmonger, a political agitator and a novelist who wrote of his own greatness. Eduard Limonov’s life story is a journey through Russia, America and Europe during the second half of the 20th century. (Cannes Film Festival)
(meer)Recensie (1)
This year, the festival has featured several biopics such as The Apprentice, Being Maria, and Niki. And although in the technical side Limonov is one of the most accomplished and authentic, I liked it least of all. It's a huge shame, because the first 45 minutes are great and pumped up, and if they had maintained that pace to the end, it would have been a blast. But that didn't happen, so after that hour the film started to slow down considerably and I stopped enjoying it. But what's really great is the use of grainy cinematography in places, creating the illusion of period footage that actually looks like it was shot in the seventies. Like I said, the technical side of the film is really brilliant. Ben Whishaw is a great actor, and his portrayal of Limonov is impressive, but it's true that this narcissistic underground writer and activist did nothing for me, so I followed his story pretty disinterestedly. [Festival de Cannes 2024]
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