Freely adapted from the novel by Emmanuel Carrère, the film “Limonov, the Ballad” by Kirill Serebrennikov (“Leto”, “Petrov's Fever”) retraces the protean journey of Edouard Limonov, from the 1950s to 2020, the date of his dead. The film has been available in theaters since December 18.
From Kharkov, a city in Ukraine, to Moscow, via New York, Paris and the prisons of Siberia, the film “Limonov, the ballad” attempts to portray the eccentric existence of this man who was by turns militant , revolutionary, dandy, bandit, butler, homeless, then provocative poet, political agitator and megalomaniac novelist.
Actor Ben Whishaw (“Skyfall”, “Danish Girl”, “Paddington”) plays this man navigating between sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. With this detestable, unbearable and arrogant character, the filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov offers a real journey into the 1980s and shows part of the life and work of Edouard Limonov who dreamed of being a cursed poet, which he will not be. Never.
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Limonov's New York period
On the other hand, the film ignores the political aspect of Limonov's life which still marks Russia today, preferring to concentrate on his period in New York.
Left empty-handed from the last Cannes Film Festival, “Limonov, the Ballad” by Kirill Serebrennikov is a film in the image of the controversial historical character: rock'n'roll and very rhythmic. A stroll through the bustling streets of Moscow and the skyscrapers of New York, from the alleys of Paris to the heart of the prisons of Siberia during the second half of the 20th century.
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“Limonov, the Ballad” by Kirill Serebrennikov, with Ben Whishaw. Released on December 18, 2024 in theaters.
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