Limonov: The Ballad is a 2024 film directed by Kirill Serebrennikov. It is based on Emmanuel Carrère's 2011 book Limonov, a novelized biography of the Russian dissident writer and politician Eduard Limonov, who founded the National Bolshevik Party.
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Directed by | Kirill Serebrennikov |
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Based on | Limonov by Emmanuel Carrère |
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Starring | Ben Whishaw |
Edited by | Yuriy Karikh |
Music by | Massimo Pupillo |
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Language | English |
The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it is set to premiere in May 2024.
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- Ben Whishaw as Eduard Limonov
- Tomas Arana as Steven
- Sandrine Bonnaire
- Viktoria Miroshnichenko as Yelena Shchapova
- Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
- Maria Mashkova as Anna
- Ivan Ivashkin as poet
- Corrado Invernizzi as Lonya
- Odin Biron as Ethan
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In 2017, Paweł Pawlikowski adapted Emmanuel Carrère's biographical novel Limonov (2011), based on the life of Eduard Limonov, into a screenplay.[1] Pawlikowski planned to direct the film adaptation but revealed in 2020 that he lost interest in the character and abandoned plans to direct.[2]
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Limonov: The Ballad was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it will have its world premiere in May 2024.[3]
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- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (29 December 2017). "Pawel Pawlikowski, Director of Oscar-Winning 'Ida,' to Helm 'Limonov' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Paweł Pawlikowski nie wyreżyseruje "Limonova"". Onet.pl. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "The films of the Official Selection 2024". Festival de Cannes. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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