I Invite You to My Execution

The story

As Russian writer Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) thinks it is impossible that his novel Doctor Zhivago is published in the Soviet Union, because it supposedly shows a critical view of the October Revolution, he decides to smuggle several copies of the manuscript out of the country. It is first published in 1957 in Italia and the author receives the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958, which has consequences.

Cast & crew

Frédéric PierrotBoris Pasternak (voice)

Elena Pasternak

Elena PasternakSelf - Daughter-in-law

Nina Andriadze

Nina AndriadzeSelf - T. Tabidze's Granddaughter

Sergio D'AngeloSelf - Literary Agent

Paolo Mancosu

Paolo MancosuSelf - Philosophy Professor

Carlo Feltrinelli

Carlo FeltrinelliSelf - Publisher

Jacqueline de Proyart

Jacqueline de ProyartSelf - Slavic Scholar

Georges NivatSelf - Slavic Scholar

Boris PasternakSelf - Writer (archive footage)

Joseph StalinSelf - Politician (archive footage)

Nikita KhrushchevSelf - Politician (archive footage)

Giangiacomo Feltrinelli

Giangiacomo FeltrinelliSelf - Publisher (archive footage)