I Invite You to My Execution (2019)
Original title: Je vous invite à mon exécution
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As Russian writer Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) thinks it is impossible that his novel Doctor Zhivago is published in the Soviet Union, because it supposedly shows a critical view of the October Revolution, he decides to smuggle several copies of the manuscript out of the country. It is first published in 1957 in Italia and the author receives the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958, which has consequences.
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Frédéric PierrotBoris Pasternak (voice)Elena PasternakSelf - Daughter-in-lawNina AndriadzeSelf - T. Tabidze's GranddaughterSergio D'AngeloSelf - Literary AgentPaolo MancosuSelf - Philosophy ProfessorCarlo FeltrinelliSelf - PublisherJacqueline de ProyartSelf - Slavic ScholarGeorges NivatSelf - Slavic Scholar
Boris PasternakSelf - Writer (archive footage)
Joseph StalinSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Nikita KhrushchevSelf - Politician (archive footage)Giangiacomo FeltrinelliSelf - Publisher (archive footage)Keywords
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What is I Invite You to My Execution about?
As Russian writer Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) thinks it is impossible that his novel Doctor Zhivago is published in the Soviet Union, because it supposedly shows a critical view of the October Revolution, he decides to smuggle several copies of the manuscript out of the country. It is first published in 1957 in Italia and the author receives the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958, which has consequences.
How long is I Invite You to My Execution?
I Invite You to My Execution has a runtime of 57 minutes.