Ilyitch Slept Here

A classic Cold War satire about an American couple who settle into a mountain chalet where Lenin once slept and find themselves part of an espionage caper.

Everyone in Bern, Switzerland, knows about the villa in the mountains where Lenin (Ilyitch to his comrades) spent the summer of 1916. But to Parker Atherton, new vice consul at the American embassy, it’s merely a place to settle with his wife, Bliss. After stumbling upon Lenin’s personal effects, the couple find themselves involved in urgent diplomatic matters. Soon Parker and Bliss are the center of confrontation with their counterparts in the Soviet embassy in this hilarious blend of romance and political farce exploring ideological differences and the absurdities of the Cold War years.