Gerard Depardieu was going to play Joseph Stalin – BBC Russian

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Image caption According to the actor, he would have seven passports countries he loves . Photo: Gerard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant and Russian passport

Gerard Depardieu is going to play the role of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in the film, the director of which will be French actress Fanny Ardant, a spokesman for the actor.

Ardan decided to make a screen version of the novel by French writer Jean-Daniel Baltassa “Sofa Stalin.” It tells of a young artist who took up the creation of a monument to Stalin and came to the attention of the KGB.

Filming will take place at the Franco-Portuguese film studio Leopardo Filmes with the participation of Mosfilm, which will provide a film crew costumes and props.

67-year-old Gerard Depardieu starred in dozens of paintings, is considered one of the most successful and controversial actors in France.

by a number Riding behind the wheel drunk, numerous fights – an Italian restaurant, on board the aircraft, the streets of Paris and in the Moscow hotel. In Ukraine, the actor declared persona non grata because of his anti-Ukrainian statements.

In early 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree given Russian citizenship Depardieu, who previously announced his rejection of the French passport because of the high taxes at home.

On arrival in Russia Depardieu received a permanent residence in the capital of Mordovia, Saransk, and the five-room apartment in Grozny – a gift from the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

However, his Depardieu has retained French nationality, and prefer to live in Belgium.