The film starring controversial French-born actor Gérard Depardieu as Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin has begun shooting in Portugal, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reports.
Stalin’s Couch, based on the 2013 novel of the same name ( Le Divan de Staline ) by French author Jean Daniel-Baltassat, is set during the 1950s. Directed by French actress and filmmaker Fanny Ardant, the film tells the story of a young artist and the difficulties he faces when commissioned to design a monument to the Soviet leader.
Russian state studio Mosfilm has partnered with the filmmakers and is providing costumes and set pieces …read more
Source: Newsweek
