Historical documentary on the grand spectacle of Joseph Stalin's funeral, bringing with it the enigma of the personality cult, with archival...
Historical documentary on the grand spectacle of Joseph Stalin's funeral, bringing with it the enigma of the personality cult, with archival footage shot in the USSR on March 5 - 9, 1953.
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"Through an inconspicuous editing strategy that makes irony emerge little by little, State Funeral exposes the pathetic absurdity of collective adoration."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Feature-length documentaries have become such a sophisticated art form, filmmakers increasingly have to have something truly extraordinary up their sleeve to win over an audience. If unseen archive proves the greatest treasure of them all, then this uniquely Soviet endeavour surely knocks it out of the park."
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Little White Lies
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- Runtime
- 135
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- Netherlands, Lithuania
