Overview

A famous French filmmaker is hired by a major Hollywood producer to make a documentary on the state of post-Cold War Russia. The filmmaker, though, subverts the project by stubbornly remaining in France and casting himself as the title character of Dostoyevsky's "The Idiot," offering up a series of typically Godardian musings on art, politics, the nature of images and the future of cinema.

Cast

László Szabó, Jean-Luc Godard, Bernard Eisenschitz, André S. Labarthe, Aude Amiot, Irina Apeksimova, Marie Borowski, Benjamin Kraatz

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What is "The Children Play Russian" about?

A famous French filmmaker is hired by a major Hollywood producer to make a documentary on the state of post-Cold War Russia. The filmmaker, though, subverts the project by stubbornly remaining in France and casting himself as the title character of Dostoyevsky's "The Idiot," offering up a series of typically Godardian musings on art, politics, the nature of images and the future of cinema.

When was "The Children Play Russian" released?

The Children Play Russian was released in 1993.

Who stars in "The Children Play Russian"?

The cast includes László Szabó, Jean-Luc Godard, Bernard Eisenschitz, André S. Labarthe.