Limonov: The Ballad

Limonov: The Ballad
Limonov: The Ballad
Directed by	Kirill Serebrennikov
Screenplay by	Ben Hopkins; Paweł Pawlikowski; Kirill Serebrennikov;
Based on	Limonov; by Emmanuel Carrère
Produced by	Lorenzo Gangarossa; Nathalie Garcia; Mario Gianani; Lorenzo Mieli; Dmitri Rassam; Ardavan Safaee; Ilya Stewart; Manuel Tera;
Starring	Ben Whishaw
Cinematography	Roman Vasyanov
Edited by	Yuriy Karikh
Music by	Massimo Pupillo
Production; companies	Pathé; Chapter 2; Fremantle España; France 3 Cinéma; Hype Studio; Wildside;
Distributed by	Pathé (France); Vision Distribution (Italy);
Release date	19 May 2024 (Cannes);
Running time	138 minutes
Countries	France; Italy; Spain;
Language	English

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.

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it is set to premiere on 19 May 2024.

Premise[edit]

A revolutionary militant, a thug, an underground writer, a butler to a millionaire in Manhattan. But also a switchblade waving poet, a lover of beautiful women, a warmonger, a political agitator and a novelist who wrote of his own greatness. Eduard Limonov’s life story is a journey through Russia, America and Europe during the second half of the 20th century.^[1]

Cast[edit]

Ben Whishaw as Eddie
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
Vladislav Tsenev as Eddie’s enemies

Production[edit]

In 2017, Paweł Pawlikowski adapted Emmanuel Carrère's biographical novel Limonov (2011), based on the life of Eduard Limonov, into a screenplay.^[2] Pawlikowski planned to direct the film adaptation but revealed in 2020 that he lost interest in the character and abandoned plans to direct.^[3]

Release[edit]

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 on 19 May 2024.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "LIMONOV - THE BALLAD". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^ 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 Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

External links[edit]

Limonov: The Ballad at IMDb

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[1] "LIMONOV - THE BALLAD". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

[2] Vivarelli, Nick (29 December 2017). "Pawel Pawlikowski, Director of Oscar-Winning 'Ida,' to Helm 'Limonov' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

[3] "Paweł Pawlikowski nie wyreżyseruje "Limonova"". Onet.pl. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

[4] "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

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v t e Eduard Limonov
Novels	It's Me, Eddie (1979) Memoir of a Russian Punk (1983) His Butler's Story (1987)
Organisations	National Bolshevik Party The Other Russia of E. V. Limonov
Miscellaneous	Da, smert (2004 documentary) It's Russian (2004 film adaptation) Limonka (newspaper) Limonov (2011 novel) Limonov: The Ballad (2024 biopic)