A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts

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Cinephile, history fan, and one-time Muscovite Ally Pitts explores contemporary and Soviet-era Russian language cinema one film at a time! The show combines interviews and movie discussion, and features expert guests including authors, journalists, stand-up comedians, and indie podcasters. From time to time, it also tackles Hollywood’s attempts to bring aspects of Russian culture, literature, and history to the Silver Screen.

Episodes

Sunday Sep 22, 2024

100 years of Aelita: Queen of Mars (Yakov Protazanov; 1924) [Classic episode re-release with new intro, outro and music]

Sunday Sep 22, 2024

Classic episode re-release, featuring music by composer Juliet Merchant.

In this episode, originally released in August 2018, Sarah Roberts, artist and podcaster, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this early Soviet silent sci-fi adventure.

SPOILERS from about 16 minutes in until the end.
CONTENT WARNING: discussion of the film's depiction of abusive relationships and violence against women.

Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode:

Art by guest Sarah Roberts: https://sarahkathleenroberts.com/

Composer Juliet Merchant's live performance dates: julietmerchantmusic.com/

Ally Pitts on The Top 100 podcast with Tim Coleman: Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov; 1929)

Ally Pitts on Media-Eval: A Medieval Pod Culture Podcast with Dr. Sarah Ifft-Decker
Ally's silent film recommendations on Letterboxd

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www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/start-here-modernism-in-ukraine

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