"The Death of Stalin" (2017). Armando Iannuci and The Art of Political Farce.

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi, Hy Bender, Sila Blume and Mat Bradley-Tschirgi discuss this dark comedy about events following the death of the Soviet Dictator Stalin from the creators of TV's "Veep."The all-star cast includes Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Olga Kurylenko, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, Dermot Crowley, Paul Chahidi, Adrian McLoughlin, Paul Whitehouse, and Jeffrey Tambor. How do they hold up against their real-life historical counterparts? How much is fact and how much fiction? Did Sila like the music? Will Yassi sneak in a Star Wars reference? (Spoiler alert she was absent this week, so no.) Listen to find out.Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club. Benefits include: * Bonus Episodes * Attending Live Recordings of the Show * Our Love and Appreciation * Whatever Else We Think of in The Future * Having your name mispronounced on the podcast (sorry in advance) To join just go ton https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory and make a recurring monthly payment for any amount.