I Invite You to My Execution
As Russian writer Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) thinks it is impossible that his novel Doctor Zhivago is published in the Soviet Union, because it supposedly shows a critical view of the October Revolution, he decides to smuggle several copies of the manuscript out of the country. It is first published in 1957 in Italia and the author receives the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958, which has consequences.
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I Invite You to My Execution
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 30, 2019
Runtime
0h 57m
Genres
Documentary, History
User Score
70%
Original Title
Je vous invite à mon exécution
Production Companies
Zadig Productions, Pumpernickel Films, ARTE
Director
Nino Kirtadzé
Description
As Russian writer Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) thinks it is impossible that his novel Doctor Zhivago is published in the Soviet Union, because it supposedly shows a critical view of the October Revolution, he decides to smuggle several copies of the manuscript out of the country. It is first published in 1957 in Italia and the author receives the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958, which has consequences.