Naître Svetlana Staline
By Gabriel Tejedor
In 1967, in the middle of the Cold War, Joseph Stalin's only daughter goes to the American embassy in New Delhi and asks for asylum. Svetlana leaves behind her country and her two children. Hunted by the press, the KGB, and many admirers, the woman, nicknamed the Kremlin princess, will never cease to flee. From the summit of the Soviet empire to the solitude and poverty of her last years in a Wisconsin home, Gabriel Tejedor traces the destiny of a resolutely free woman, at the very heart of the century and its geopolitical challenges. Using archive footage, interviews, and animation, the film gives a voice to Svetlana, whose whole life has been shaped by international dynamics and the decisions of States.
- Section Competition - Focus
- Original language(s) English, French & Russian
- Subtitle(s) English & French
Women*Memory & HistorySwitzerland
- Director(s)
- Gabriel Tejedor
Producers
- Palmyre Badinier
- Juliana Fanjul
- Serge Gordey
- Akka Films
- Temps noir
World sales
- Mediawan Rights
Cinematographer
- Thomas Szczepanski
Music
- Julien Painot
Sound
- Vuk Vukmanovic
Editor
- Maya Schmid
- Duration
- 80'
- Year
- 2023
Thursday 16 March
20:30
Espace Pitoëff - Théâtre
sold out - in case of cancellation, tickets will be put back on sale before the screening
With the participation of the filmmaker
Saturday 18 March
16:00
Grütli - Salle Simon
sold out - in case of cancellation, tickets will be put back on sale before the screening
With the participation of the filmmaker