Jude Law Portrays Putin's Advisor in 'The Wizard of the Kremlin' at Venice Film Festival
FRANCE 24 EnglishSeptember 5, 20251 min29,356 views
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- 🎬 The film 'The Wizard of the Kremlin,' directed by Olivier Assayas, premiered at the Venice Film Festival, drawing significant attention.
- 🎭 Jude Law stars as a character inspired by Vladislav Surkov, a key advisor and influential figure in Russian politics.
Film's Exploration of Russian Politics
- 🎯 The movie retraces the career of Surkov and broadly covers 20 years of Russian politics, from the fall of the Soviet Union to the 2014 annexation of Crimea.
- 💡 Director Olivier Assayas views the film as an exploration of how 21st-century politics were invented, with a significant part of that evolution stemming from Vladimir Putin's rise to power.
- ⚠️ Assayas expressed concern about the current state of politics, describing it as a
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