Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
- Directed by
- André Singer, Werner Herzog
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 69 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Director Werner Herzog conducts a series of interviews with Mikhail Gorbachev. They discuss Gorbachev's life, his time as leader of the Soviet Union, and his views on major historical events.
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What happens
Meeting Gorbachev is a 2018 biographical documentary film directed by Werner Herzog and André Singer about the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union. The film features three interviews between Herzog and Gorbachev, conducted over the span of six months, and had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2018. The film ends with Gorbachev reciting the poem "I Go Out On The Road Alone" by Mikhail Lermontov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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