Ep 15 - The Death of Stalin (2017) | They Broke the Canon of Earth Man!

Greetings Comrades! It's me - Jordan, reporting to you live from the fictionalised land of Soviet Russia in 1953! I have no idea why Jacob has brought me here, how he got me here, nor do I know what anyone is talking about - something about Soviet onions I think. What I do know is that a man named Stalin has a gun to our heads and is asking us to be funny. Naturally we will be dead quite soon. But not before we report on the movie for this week, Armando Iannucci's 2017 political satire 'The Death of Stalin! Wait…..death? BREAKING NEWS. Stalin has just died at our feet and is now resting in a puddle of his own piss. As it turns out, this land we inhabit, much like the film of the week is based on true events, a fine weave of history and historical fiction. But, just how blurry is the line between fact and fiction? How does Iannucci find comedy in what was once earnest? Well, through this episode, you will come to learn that this shit just writes itself.

Timecodes:

Opening / Film Introduction / Context / Adaptation (0:00-18:14)

Director Armando Iannuci Biography / Interview (18:15-31:03)

Plot Breakdown / Discussion (34:32-1:19:00)

Historical Accuracy (1:19:01-1:27:08)

Fibia (1:29:09-1:39:04)

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