The Feasts of Belshazzar, or a Night with Stalin (1989)

Original title

Пиры Валтасара, или Ночь со Сталиным

Directed by

Yuri Kara

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Soviet film adaptation of Fazil Iskander's novella about a night spent with Stalin. It portrays the tension and unease of being close to the dictator during a feast.

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What happens

The Feasts of Belshazzar, or a Night with Stalin or (Russian: Пиры Валтасара, или Ночь со Сталиным, romanized: Piry Valtasara, ili noch so Stalinym) is a 1989 film adaptation of Fazil Iskander's eponymous novella directed by Yuri Kara. In the 1990s the film was screened in the United States, including at the United States Congress. The title is a reference to Belshazzar's feast, a chapter of the Book of Daniel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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