Taurus (film)


Taurus is a 2001 Russian biographical drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov, portraying Vladimir Lenin. It is the second film in a trilogy by director Aleksandr Sokurov that began with Moloch about Nazi Germany's Adolf Hitler and continued with The Sun about Japanese emperor Hirohito. It was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot

In the face of illness, the historical personality turns out to be simply a man powerless to change anything not only in the fate of a country that is not yet under his control, but also in the fate of his doomed awkward family, and in the fate of his decaying personality.

Cast

At the 2001 Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards the film was awarded the prizes for Best Film, Best Director, Best Female Actor, Best Male Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Director of Photography and Best Art Direction.