I Invite You to My Execution (2019)
As Russian writer Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) thinks it is impossible that his novel Doctor Zhivago is published in the Soviet Union, because it supposedly shows a critical view of the October Revolution, he decides to smuggle several copies of the manuscript out of the country. It is first published in 1957 in Italia and the author receives the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958, which has consequences.
Director: Nino Kirtadzé
Genre: Documentary, History
Runtime: 57 min
Release Date: October 30, 2019
Cast
- Frédéric Pierrot - Boris Pasternak (voice)
- Elena Pasternak - Self - Daughter-in-law
- Nina Andriadze - Self - T. Tabidze's Granddaughter
- Sergio D'Angelo - Self - Literary Agent
- Paolo Mancosu - Self - Philosophy Professor
- Carlo Feltrinelli - Self - Publisher
- Jacqueline de Proyart - Self - Slavic Scholar
- Georges Nivat - Self - Slavic Scholar
- Boris Pasternak - Self - Writer (archive footage)
- Joseph Stalin - Self - Politician (archive footage)
Screenplay
Music: Siegfried Canto, Giorgi Tsintsadze
Editing: Anne Renardet, Christel Aubert
Production: Zadig Productions, Pumpernickel Films, ARTE
Country: France
Language: English, Français, Italiano, Pусский, svenska
Original Language: fr
Keywords
nobel prize, book editor, 1950s, political repression, cold war propaganda, portrait of an artist, soviet union history
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is I Invite You to My Execution about?
- As Russian writer Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) thinks it is impossible that his novel Doctor Zhivago is published in the Soviet Union, because it supposedly shows a critical view of the October Revolution, he decides to smuggle several copies of the manuscript out of the country. It is first published in 1957 in Italia and the author receives the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958, which has consequences.
- Who directed I Invite You to My Execution?
- I Invite You to My Execution was directed by Nino Kirtadzé.
- Who stars in I Invite You to My Execution?
- I Invite You to My Execution stars Frédéric Pierrot, Elena Pasternak, Nina Andriadze, Sergio D'Angelo, Paolo Mancosu, Carlo Feltrinelli.
- How long is I Invite You to My Execution?
- I Invite You to My Execution has a runtime of 57m (57 minutes).
- What genre is I Invite You to My Execution?
- I Invite You to My Execution is a Documentary, History film.
- Where was I Invite You to My Execution produced?
- I Invite You to My Execution was produced in France.