La maison haute (TV 2005)

Through a first-person narrator, archival footage and photographs, and a contemporary camera, Pavel Lounguine uses the Moscow skyscraper where he grew up as a touchstone for looking back to... See full summary »

Director:

Pavel Lungin

Writers:

Pavel Lungin, Anne Nivat

Storyline

Through a first-person narrator, archival footage and photographs, and a contemporary camera, Pavel Lounguine uses the Moscow skyscraper where he grew up as a touchstone for looking back to Stalin and then examining today's Russia. This is Stalin's pyramid, his immortality. We visit people who have lived there for 50 years, see their flats (some modernized, others decaying), and listen to their histories: the son of a KGB man, a retired rocket scientist, a sculptor's son. an actor, seamstresses at a uniform shop, an ex-pat, and two artists. We see a kindergarten and remember marching; we watch parades and discuss surveillance. The commentary is wry: Putin emerges as Stalin's heir.

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Plot Keywords:

artist | flat | parade | actor | archival footage | 

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Genres:

Documentary | History

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Details

Country:

France

Release Date:

14 November 2005 (France)

Also Known As:

Moskau - Das hohe Haus

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arte, Roche Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

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