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Limonov: The Ballad Limonov: The Ballad

Kiril Serebrenikov / Italy, Spain, France / 2024 / 138 min / English

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.

cast Ben Whishaw (Eddie), Viktoria Mirošničenko (Elena), Tomas Arana (Stephen), Corrado Invernizzi (Lonja), Evgenij Mironov (Kuznecov), Andrej Burkovski (pesnik/poet), Maša Maškova (Ana), Odin Lund Biron (Ethan)

festivals, awards Cannes 2024

IMDb

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 Carrère'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)

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