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Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman
7.0 / 10• 2018• 59m•NR• French
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
The convoluted and moving story of Russian writer Vassili Grossman (1905-64) and his novel Life and Fate (1980), a literary masterpiece, a monumental and epic account of life under Stalin's regime of terror, a defiant cry that the KGB tried to suffocate.
Cast & Crew
Elsa Lepoivre
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lead
Denis Podalydès
Self - Narrator (voice)
OT
Olga Turbina
Self - Archivist
FG
Fedor Guber
Self - Grossman's Son
AB
Alexis Berelowitch
Self - Grossman's Translator
EK
Ekaterina Korotkova-Grossman
Self - Grossman's Daughter
Olivier Rolin
Self - Writer
VV
Vladimir Voinovich
Self - Writer
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Priscilla Pizzato's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
