Hilarious Trailer for THE DEATH OF STALIN with Steve Buscemi and Jeffery Tambor
"I'm the peacemaker, and I'll fuck up anyone who gets in my way."
Steve Buscemi... you had me at Steve Buscemi. But then you add Jeffery Tambor and Rupert Friend, and I want to see this movie even more.The Death of Stalin is a political satire film based on the moments after Stalin died and it looks really funny.
As I watched the trailer, there were multiple moments that I just thought landed the comedy perfectly. It reminds me almost of Dr. Strangelove in many ways. All these comical representations of political figures dealing with an issue of a controversial leader passing away and what happens next. It's directed by Armando Iannucci who is well known for political satire. All the performances look hilarious and I love, that although it takes place in Russia, all the actors are basically playing it straight. No one is trying to do a forced Russian accent.
The internal political landscape of 1950’s Soviet Russia takes on darkly comic form in a new film by Emmy award-winning and Oscar-nominated writer/director Armando Iannucci.
In the days following Stalin’s collapse, his core team of ministers tussle for control; some want positive change in the Soviet Union, others have more sinister motives. Their one common trait? They’re all just desperately trying to remain alive.
A film that combines comedy, drama, pathos and political manoeuvring, The Death of Stalin is a Quad and Main Journey production, directed by Armando Iannucci, and produced by Yann Zenou, Kevin Loader, Nicolas Duval Assakovsky, and Laurent Zeitoun. The script is written by Iannucci, David Schneider and Ian Martin, with additional material by Peter Fellows.
Check it out the trailer below.