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.
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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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