Meeting Gorbachev

Meeting Gorbachev is a 2018 biographical documentary film directed by Werner Herzog and André Singer about the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union. The film features three interviews between Herzog and Gorbachev, conducted over the span of six months, and had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2018.[3][4]

Meeting Gorbachev
Directed by
Produced by
  • Svetlana Palmer
  • Lucki Stipetic
Music byNicholas Singer
Cinematography
  • Richard Blanshard
  • Yuri Barak
Edited byMichael Ellis
Distributed byA&E Networks
Release date
  • September 1, 2018 (2018-09-01) (US)
Running time
90 minutes
Language
  • English
  • Russian
  • German
  • Polish
Box office$252,203[1][2]

The film ends with Gorbachev reciting the poem "I Go Out On The Road Alone" by Mikhail Lermontov.[5]

Release

The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2018. It was then screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2018, where it received wider press coverage.[4][6]

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 55 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10.[7] David Ehrlich of IndieWire "ultimately because of Gorbachev's seeming unwillingness to fit the director's usual mold that Meeting Gorbachev is able to become such a different and engaging bio-doc."[8] While overall positive, Jessica Kiang of Variety criticized the film, saying that the film, "though consistently engaging, is less a fireworks display than a fireside chat, and so feels curiously like an opportunity missed."[6]

References
  1. "Meeting Gorbachev (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  2. "Meeting Gorbachev (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  3. Meeting Gorbachev, retrieved 2018-11-15
  4. "Meeting Gorbachev". www.tiff.net. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  5. "'Meeting Gorbachev': Werner Herzog Seeks the Heart and Soul of Russia". International Documentary Association. May 4, 2019.
  6. Kiang, Jessica (2018-09-21). "Film Review: 'Meeting Gorbachev'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  7. Meeting Gorbachev (2019), retrieved 2018-11-15
  8. Ehrlich, David (2018-09-03). "'Meeting Gorbachev' Review: Werner Herzog Finds a True Hero in This Tender Documentary About the Former Soviet Leader — Telluride". IndieWire. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
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