The death of Joseph Stalin on March 5, 1953 sent political reverberations around the world, marking a significant power shift that would inevitably alter the geopolitical landscape altogether; Stalin, widely controversial but influential nonetheless, had been involved in Soviet politics for nearly three decades–serving as de facto dictator for two–and his passing would inevitably usher in a new era of international policy. Before the torch could be passed and a new form of Soviet politics could become inaugurated however, there would need to be a long funeral service worthy of Stalin’s grandiosity. Prolific Ukranian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa, continuing the found footage documentary style of latest efforts Maidan, The Trial, and The Event, composes a chronology of the four days of mourning that followed Stalin’s death. Composed of rarely seem archival footage–shot for Soviet film effort The Great Farewell, that would be banned before release by members of...
- 10/15/2019
- by Jason Ooi
- The Film Stage
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