This issue is the 7th for 2023 and the 17th since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. The failed putsch attempt by the head of the private militia Wagner, Evgueni Viktorovich Prigojine, on Saturday, June 24, 2023, is another episode of a bad film that has been taking place in Russia for twenty years. Once again, Vladimir Putin has a hard time taking the lead. He seemed totally overwhelmed by the situation in front of a «villain», coming from his ranks, that he had not seen coming. The Russian president is singularly lacking in charisma in spite of deployed communications treasures and a deferential audience (his first circle). The Ukrainian president has played several roles since the beginning - as a comedian before being democratically elected president (with a large majority), and finally becoming war chief since February 2022. Casting is important for the film to be as successful as the script, according to the precepts of a master of the 7th art. Both must be convincing, entrusted to directors who believe in their main character and know how to highlight it. Cinema is a subtle art but also a demanding industry that obeys a simple alchemy – a good scenario, served by stars who live up to their reputation, supported by a distribution that plays the same music.
1-The casting, a key for success
2-Putin, a B character
3-Zelensky, natural hero
4-The art of being a star