Movie

Stalin's Couch

2016 · 92 min

A slow, oppressive plunge into paranoia and artistic compromise, where every quiet conversation feels watched and every favour carries a threat.

Overview: Set in the 1950s Soviet Union, centers on a young artist who is commissioned to create Stalin's monument and must go through KGB scrutiny.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and satirical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Power, art, corruption, freedom
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
art
corruption
freedom
fate
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild