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 Nov 17, 2024
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
Ally Pitts announces a screening of Lev Kuleshov’s By the Law; 3pm on Sunday 24th November '24 at the Barbican Cinema, and a screening of Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin at the Winter Gardens in Morecambe in Lancashire on at 7.15pm on Saturday 30th November '24.
Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode:
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/silent-film-live-music-by-the-law
https://www.northernsilents.com/whats-on/battleship-potemkin-morecambe
https://www.northernsilents.com/silents-by-the-sea
Ally Pitts on The Top 100 podcast with Tim Coleman: Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov; 1929)
Contact us/socials:
All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast
We've changed the name of the show, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash.
Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com
Twitter (or 'X', if you really insist): @RussophilesU
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/
https://letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/films/reviews/
https://letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/list/enjoy-the-silents-my-silent-film-recommendations/
https://letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/list/silent-films-with-scores-by-juliet-merchant/
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