Kirill Serebrennikov's new film,'Limonov, the ballad of Eddie', will be presented at the Cannes Film Festival 2024 and will compete for the Palme d'Or in the Official Competition. The film is an adaptation of Emmanuel Carrère's best-selling novel Limonov, about the life and work of French-Russian writer and political dissident Eduard Limonov.
At once militant, revolutionary, dandy, rogue, butler and homeless, Eduard Limonov(Ben Whishaw) was an enraged and bellicose poet, a political agitator and the novelist of his own greatness. The life of Edouard Limonov, like a trail of sulfur, is a journey through the turbulent streets of Moscow and the skyscrapers of New York, from the back alleys of Paris to the heart of the gaols of Siberia during the second half of the 20th century.
For many years now, the Russian director has been selected for official competition at the Cannes Film Festival: in 2016 with The Disciple (Un Certain Regard), in 2018 with Leto (he was then under house arrest in Russia and unable to visit the Croisette), in 2021 with Petrov Fever, and again in 2022 with Tchaikovsky's Wife .
"Serebrennikov is a very active filmmaker who loves characters who are shady, troubled and not necessarily sympathetic. Emmanuel Carrère had recounted the peculiar destiny of this man who begins to fulfill himself before and during the collapse of the Soviet Empire, finds himself in New York, before returning to live in Putin's Russia, where he continues to be an extraordinarily radical politician. Serebrennikov's flamboyant style and direction make for a film that embraces this character right down to the last detail," explained Thierry Frémaux at the Cannes press conference.
Cannes Festival 2024: The latest news and information about the 77th edition
The Cannes Film Festival returns to the Croisette for its 77th edition from May 14 to 25, 2024. Click here for all the latest news and information! [Read more]
Discover the official selection for the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, held on the Croisette from May 14 to 25, 2024. The first films presented in and out of competition were revealed this Thursday, April 11, 2024! [Read more]
Cannes Festival 2024: The latest news and information about the 77th edition
Cannes Film Festival 2024: Films in the Official Selection
