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
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
How I Ended This Summer (Aleksei Popogrebsky; 2010)
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Lyn Seren, occasional watcher of Russian films, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this tense thriller set in the Russian arctic.
Expect SPOILERS from about 18 minutes in until the end.
CONTENT WARNING: the film discussed in this episode contains an off-screen suicide , extremely brief nudity, and violence. This content is mentioned during the show.
How I Ended This Summer stars Grigory Dobrygin and Sergey Puskepalis.
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