aside from compressed timeline - it actually does a good job representing the major players and their core traits and interactions. Lots of straightforward historical dramas about that period took a lot more artistic license in that regard. Like there’s an old movie called The Inner Circle which is basically about Stalin’s movie club - and it paints the same people in borderline caricature simplistic tones despite the movie technically being a serious drama.
dellish@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
And now for those who haven’t seen it, or haven’t seen it for a while, go and watch The Death Of Stalin. Brilliant relatively truthful satire of the events preceding and after the event.
BilSabab@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
dellish@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Naturally timelines need to be compressed and multiple characters condensed into a single person for runtime and clarity reasons, but it still does a good job.
Now seems like a good time to give a shoutout to this video: History Buffs
BilSabab@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
what’s fascinating is that much of what feels like an exaggeration regarding these characters is actually historically accurate. Khrushchev while being treacherous backstabber actually had a jokester act as it was depicted in the movie
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
If I remember it correctly, it was quute funny
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s funny, because we weren’t there.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Jason Isaacs is fantastic in it.