Meeting Gorbachev plays to filmmaker Werner Herzog's endlessly inquisitive strengths -- and reveals the fascinating story of a pivotal political figure. Meeting Gorbachev is neither shocking nor provocative, but it certainly provides a window into the former world leader, as well as Herzog himself. Werner Herzog, left, and Mikhail S.
The life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final President of the Soviet Union in chronological order. Mikhail Gorbachev in Meeting Gorbachev (Werner Herzog FilmProduktion). I am surprised to be writing this review, because I am surprised that the movie I'm reviewing, Meeting Gorbachev, even exists.
Not because of its subject, Mikhail Gorbachev's remarkable career and peculiar ghostly. Directed by Werner Herzog and André Singer. The life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final President of the. Sure, Gorbachev is probably the greatest living politician. He precipitated the end of the Cold War, coaxed Reagan towards nuclear disarmament, and changed East-West relations for the better, largely due to his policies of perestroika and glasnost. Sometimes, a history lesson works better when it's a little ragged and personal.
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Herzog meets Gorbachev, or should that be the other way round, in an encounter that on paper should be one for the ages: Werner Herzog, the incisive documentarian (here in tandem with frequent co-director André Film Review: 'Meeting Gorbachev'. Meeting Gorbachev consists of interviews with the last head of the former Soviet Union, and it carries an unmistakably rueful note because of changes in the world since Mikhail Gorbachev left the public stage. Meeting Gorbachev is comprised of interviews in an extended two-shot sequence, along with archival footage of Gorbachev taken by the media.
Meeting Gorbachev is about looking into the past from one man's perspective and seeing how a missed opportunity can unravel the entire planet. Two legends - one of cinema, one of politics - meet as Werner Herzog sits down with former Secretary of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, and discuss how the world changed through cooperation rather than conflict, and what can and should be learned from glasnost. Werner Herzog and André Singer's riveting documentary, filled with unforgettable archive materials and based on three never before seen interviews, provides incredible access to, arguably, the world's greatest living politician. Thank you for rating this movie!