In mid-June, Channel One showed a documentary film by American director Oliver Stone “Putin”. An audience of millions was literally glued to their TV screens for four evenings to learn more about the Russian President. The host of the “Let Them Talk” program and editor-in-chief of the publication “StarHit” Andrei Malakhov met with the author in Paris documentary film to find out what questions Stone did not dare ask the head of our country. The man gave frank interview, in which he revealed all the secrets of his meeting with Vladimir Putin.
The director said that Americans do not strive to understand our president. The man noted that the head of state looked perfect - he was dressed impeccably. Oliver Stone noted that he and Vladimir Vladimirovich are opposites, but he respects him very much. The director was surprised by the answer to the question when he asked how the head of state managed to maintain the schedule for 16 years. “And when there was a simple time, it was never simple,” Putin said.
Anatoly Kucherena, a close friend of Stone, appeared in the Let Them Talk studio. He noted that the director did everything so that Putin could be understood both in America and in other countries of the world. Andrei Malakhov recalled that during the four-hour recording of the program, Vladimir Vladimirovich did not leave anywhere, including to the toilet. The host of the Vremya program, Ekaterina Andreeva, said that she had a “direct line” with the president several times. She, too, was surprised at his restraint.
Also, the host of “Let Them Talk” emphasized that after the release of the documentary, some Western media criticized the director. They noted that one must have the courage to create such a film.
Guests in the studio noted that Oliver Stone managed to find out about personal life president. The director asked how often Putin sees his daughters and their families. Vladimir Vladimirovich admitted that he does not argue with his sons-in-law, but debates. The head of state again noted that her heirs are not involved in politics and big business– they work in the field of science and education.
Oliver Stone admitted that he never knew the exact filming schedule.
“Two hours today, three tomorrow. A call could ring - come to the Kremlin late at night or during the day. And we didn’t know how long it would last,” Stone admitted.
The American director admitted to Malakhov that, in his opinion, Putin liked talking to him. He tried to be polite. Stone admitted that he did not have a journalistic education, and therefore did not formulate questions in a harsh manner. He believed that the most important thing is to hear and be able to empathize. It was important for the man to get Putin’s version of the truth. Malakhov noticed that Stone interviewed Vladimir Vladimirovich in the car. He explained this by saying that it was possible to get a spontaneous story. The President admitted that he had a dream, but he did not tell the director what he wanted.
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Two cinematographers worked on the film with Oliver Stone, one of them, Anthony Dod Mantle, won an Oscar for the film Slumdog Millionaire. Andrei Malakhov presented the director with a disc with the film “Love and Doves”. Stone asked his team to take his number in order to be in touch, since he probably knows everyone in Moscow.
The host of “Let Them Talk” noted that one of the goals of the film “Putin” is to look into the eyes of a person who has a nuclear button at hand. He admitted to Malakhov that he realized that Vladimir Vladimirovich was not the person who would be the first to start a war.
Watch today's latest broadcast on July 10 in the program Let Oliver Stone Talk What Putin's Voice Sounds like 07/10/2017 watch online interview Vladimir Putin and Oliver Stone were watched by forty million viewers on TV and five million on the Internet. The Oscar-winning director wanted to show the true face of Russia and give the whole world the opportunity to hear the voice of its leader. In the West, few people have heard Putin's live voice, so during editing, unvoiced moments were deliberately left out. After the world premiere, Oliver Stone was hit with a barrage of criticism, many doubted his impartiality, and some even called the man a mouthpiece for the Kremlin. To dot the i's, Andrei Malakhov went to Paris for the European premiere of the film and personally asked Stone about everything.
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Leading: Andrei Malakhov
Steep route of Andrei Malakhov.
All week the TV was choked with announcements of Andrei Malakhov’s interview with Oliver Stone. Viewers were promised the final revelation of secrets that were not included in the four-part “Putin.” The TV presenter personally went to Paris, where the European premiere of the film took place.
There were fewer secrets than expected. Unless the revelations of Malakhov himself, who hinted to Stone about a common destiny with Vladimir Vladimirovich, should be taken as a secret. The president and TV presenter started almost simultaneously; Since then, both have been on the screen (daily) for seventeen years. The conversation didn't work out. Tired Oliver reluctantly quoted himself, which did not bother Malakhov at all. He generously diluted rare remarks with pieces from the film “Putin”, and now the sensation is ready.
It seemed that nothing foreshadowed the vertical takeoff of Malakhov’s career. His role is already enviable. Smoking cats, raped girls and a single naked Andrei Panin bring excellent ratings. A.M. has a wonderful gift of giving the absurd the status of reality. The key to the success of his show is the coincidence of the format with the personality of the host. In Malakhov, kindness coexists with cynicism, softness with harshness, a craving for justice with endless ethical deafness, pathological efficiency with the imposingness of a socialite. But what he definitely doesn’t have is a political streak. Why was he sent to the front line? After all, Stone looks little like a smoking cat and even less like a raped girl. In the depths of Channel One there are a lot of hardened political observers. Vernitsky was sent to Hamburg, and what a wonderful job he did there. I'm not even talking about such masters of the genre as Fadeev or Leontyev. So why, after all, was Malakhov, an ace of entertainment TV, sent to an important task?
I believe this is the peculiarity of the historical moment. When information is replaced by versions of information, and choices and choices are predetermined, human feelings become the main driver of the process.
Ekaterina Andreeva in the studio Let them talk"
Malakhov is the best seller of emotions in the country. So this time, to discuss his “exclusive”, he gathered a particularly sensitive audience into the studio. Each expert tried to show that he knew the intentions of the first person better than others. From the flow of general words, the viewer catches the main thing. Stone comes home to Anatoly Kucherena. The son of an American director works for Margarita Simonyan. Ekaterina Andreeva, a rare talk show guest, knows for certain that Vladimir Vladimirovich’s daughters calmly went to discos and parties and were never “under the weight of their father’s weight.”
Andrey Karaulov in Andrey Malakhov's studio. Frame
At this point Karaulov, the author of unanswered letters to the president about his difficult lot, decided to take revenge. He began to unfold large-scale canvas about the assassination attempts on Putin, the details of which only he, Karaulov, knows. It didn't take long for the passions to escalate - the presenter cut the speaker off mid-sentence.
Meanwhile, Malakhov had nameless competitors from NTV, who launched new Russian sensations called “Das ist Putin” on the air. Five years ago, German journalist Hubert Seipel released the film “I am Putin. Portrait". And now colleagues, inspired by the success of Stone-Malakhov, interviewed the author. There are zero sensations here, as with the above-mentioned excellent political producers, but the trend is important. Television Putinism is gaining momentum.
Fragment from the film “Putin” by Oliver Stone. Shot from Channel One
Only five years passed between Stone and Seipel, but it seems like an eternity. One created ceremonial portrait, the other is far from ceremonial. Seipel shows United Russia with its pompous congresses in a rather ironic light. A unique kind of Russian democracy flickers here. There is even a hint here of the hopelessness of the efforts of the president, who is accustomed to controlling everything personally. And yet the film came out. I dare to suggest that Vladimir Vladimirovich decided to ignore particulars in the name of the main idea, which is important to him. Seipel’s Putin is a tough, unbending politician who cares for Russia and only for it. He is flesh of the people from which he came: “I must be what the people want me to be.” True, now the same author in an interview is almost indistinguishable from Stone in terms of the set of semantic cripples.
The only live scene in the blockbuster “Putin” looks something like this. A teleconference is taking place in the president's office with representatives of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Standing against a menacing background military equipment, representatives report to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief: “Activities to develop success will be continued.” Stone clearly doesn't understand what's going on. The translator is also confused - try to translate this exclusive into human language.
All that exists is drowning in sweet salivation. I even had a thought: maybe this was intentional?
Against the backdrop of servile, fussy servility, the image of the president begins to rise like Mont Blanc in the midst of his surroundings.
Malakhov is just beginning his steep route into the abyss of election politics, the rest will catch up. Karaulov has already pulled himself up. He took a deep breath and predicted: “Soon there will be a direct line between Putin and America.” Activities to develop success continue.
Slava Taroshchina
Columnist for Novaya
In mid-June, Channel One showed a documentary film by American director Oliver Stone “Putin”. An audience of millions was literally glued to their TV screens for four evenings to learn more about the Russian President. The host of the “Let Them Talk” program and editor-in-chief of the publication “StarHit” Andrei Malakhov met in Paris with the author of the documentary to find out what questions Stone did not dare to ask the head of our country. The man gave a frank interview in which he revealed all the secrets of his meeting with Vladimir Putin.
The director said that Americans do not strive to understand our president. The man noted that the head of state looked perfect - he was dressed impeccably. Oliver Stone said that he and Vladimir Vladimirovich are complete opposites, but he respects him very much. The director was surprised by the answer to the question when he asked how the head of state managed to stick to the schedule for 16 years. “And when there was a simple time, it was never simple,” Putin said.
Anatoly Kucherena, a close friend of Stone, appeared in the Let Them Talk studio. He noted that the director did everything so that Putin could be understood both in America and in other countries of the world. Andrei Malakhov recalled that during the four-hour recording of the program, Vladimir Vladimirovich did not leave anywhere, including to the toilet. The host of the Vremya program, Ekaterina Andreeva, said that she had a “direct line” with the president several times. The Efia star was also surprised by his restraint.
The “Let Them Talk” host also emphasized that after the release of the documentary, some Western media criticized the director. They noted that it takes courage to create such a film.
Guests in the studio noted that Oliver Stone managed to find out about the president’s personal life. The director asked how often Putin sees his daughters and their families. Vladimir Vladimirovich admitted that he does not argue with his sons-in-law, but debates. The head of state again noted that his heirs are not involved in politics or big business - they work in the field of science and education.
Oliver Stone admitted that he never knew the exact filming schedule.
“Two hours today, three tomorrow. A call could ring - come to the Kremlin late at night or during the day. And we didn’t know how long it would last,” Stone admitted.
The American director told Malakhov that, in his opinion, Putin enjoyed the conversation with him. He tried to be polite. Stone admitted that he did not have a journalistic education, and therefore did not formulate questions in a harsh form, as is customary. He believed that the most important thing is to hear and be able to empathize with the hero. It was important for the man to get Putin’s version of the truth. Malakhov noticed that Stone interviewed Vladimir Vladimirovich in the car. He hoped that this would make their conversation more casual. The President admitted that he has cherished dream, but he did not open it.
Two cinematographers worked on the film with Oliver Stone, one of them, Anthony Dod Mantle, won an Oscar for the film Slumdog Millionaire. Andrei Malakhov presented the director with a disc with the film “Love and Doves” with Lyudmila Gurchenko in leading role. Stone asked his team to take his number in order to be in touch, since he probably knows everyone in Moscow.
The host of “Let Them Talk” noted that one of the goals of the film “Putin” is to look into the eyes of a person who has a nuclear button at hand. He admitted to Malakhov that he understood: Vladimir Vladimirovich is not the person who will press on her first.
