The Putin interviews

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Movie
German title The Putin interviews
Original title The Putin interviews
Country of production United States
original language English , Russian (with subtitles)
Publishing year 2015-2017
length approx. 240 minutes
Rod
Director Oliver Stone
script Oliver Stone
production Oliver Stone,
Fernando Sulichin
music Jeff Beal
camera Anthony Dod Mantle ,
Rodrigo Prieto
cut Álex Marquez
occupation
synchronization

The Putin Interviews / Interview with Putin (English. The Putin Interviews ) is a four-part documentary from 2017 directed by Oliver Stone about the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin . The slogan of the film is "know your enemy" (Eng. "Know your enemy").

Oliver Stone and Vladimir Putin conducted interviews on various topics over the years (2015–2017). Among them about relations between Russia and the United States, the expansion of NATO, the use of missile defense in Europe, the war in Syria and Ukraine, the activities of Edward Snowden . In the film, Oliver Stone also talks about Putin's biography, including what was previously closed to the public.

The plot

The film consists of four parts, each one hour running and about four hours total.

The contents of the interview are the events from the past, for example regarding Putin's childhood and his parents, as well as the collapse of the Soviet Union and the 1990s.

They also talked about the alleged interference of American intelligence services in the Chechnya war , the current state of Russian-American relations, US President Donald Trump and the allegations of Russia's alleged interference in US elections, relations with NATO, the situation in Syria, Ukraine and much more.

During these interviews, Vladimir Putin answered Stone's questions about his professional career, his relationships with Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump, Yeltsin, Gorbachev. They also talked about the political legacies of Stalin and Reagan. About the problems of government surveillance and about the escape from Snowden to Moscow. The film uses a chronicle of key events discussed in the interview.

Stone did not describe the interview series itself as a documentary, but as a "question and answer session"

production

Director Oliver Stone met with Vladimir Putin during his 2015 trip to speak with Edward Snowden to make a film about him.

The preparation of the “Interview with Putin” project took over two years, during which Stone repeatedly met with the president for interviews, most recently after the election of the US president. A total of around 20 hours of interviews were recorded from July 2015 to February 2017, which were combined into twelve conversations.

According to Stone, the main objective of the film is to get the US to adopt a different position in order to prevent further deterioration in relations between the countries.

Referring to the talks with Putin, Stone said that he impressed him with his leadership skills and defended Russia's interests: "He's the real son of Russia." During the filming, Stone was impressed by the Russian president's discipline, efficiency and perseverance.

broadcast

The film premiered on June 12, 2017, and the rest of the series aired daily through June 15.

The same film was called "Putin" on Russian television.

Reactions

Of "the most beautiful propaganda in was NZZ 's speech:" They are jovial conversations in which Stone figures as stooges so that Putin can install its propaganda. "

The Süddeutsche Zeitung headlined: "No documentation, but an autocrat porno" and Die Zeit wrote of a coup for Putin; "The best propaganda is always what others do for you."

In a very similar way, Novaya Gazeta saw the series as a “giveaway”, while Oleg Kashin wrote that there was actually nothing to say, but the switched on cameras made it impossible to break off the conversation. Their transcript was probably the craziest text that had been published on the President's homepage; At first he should have thought about whether that might not have been sabotage.

Prices

On August 18, 2017 at the 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival , the film won the audience's sympathy award in the documentary section.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Why did Russia hack the election, Mr. Putin?" , Tages-Anzeiger, May 2, 2017
  2. ↑ Nele Husmann: Putin: Director Stone explains why he touched him with kid gloves. In: focus.de. June 17, 2017, accessed March 1, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Oliver Stone: The Putin Interviews , Skyhorse, New York 2017, ISBN 978-1-5107-3343-5 .
  4. ↑ “True Son of Russia” - Oscar winner and US film director Stone on Putin In: sputniknews.com , accessed on March 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Putin Interviews": Laughing with Putin , NZZ, June 17, 2017
  6. ↑ No documentation, but an autocrat porno , SZ, June 10, 2017
  7. ↑ Then the President nods , Die Zeit, June 13, 2017
  8. ↑ Front portrait in the interior , Novaya Gazeta, June 23, 2017
  9. ↑ Putin and Stone. Crazy Tea Party , republic.ru, July 22, 2019