• A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts

  • By: Ally Pitts
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A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts

By: 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.
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Episodes
  • NEWS: Béla Tarr & Tarkovskian echoes
    Jul 21 2024

    Host Ally Pitts shares news about the BFI's Béla Tarr retrospective season Will Heaven Fall Upon Us?

    Ally's local, the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford is one of the participating UK cinemas.

    Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode:

    Béla Tarr retrospective Season at the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford

    For a 30-day free trial of the streaming service Klassiki: https://klassiki.online/a-russian-soviet-movie-podcast/

    The Top 100 podcast with Tim Coleman

    Peter Bradshaw's interview with Béla Tarr for the Guardian

    https://www.criterion.com/films/33388-werckmeister-harmonies

    The British Film Institute's Béla Tarr retrospective season

    Ally's Klassiki recommendations on Letterboxd

    Damnation blu-ray from Arbelos

    Calvert Journal article on Béla Tarr by Carmen Gray

    Some UK independent cinemas taking part in the Béla Tarr retrospective:

    https://tynesidecinema.co.uk/film-seasons/bela-tarr-retrospective/ https://www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/belatarrcollection

    https://www.riocinema.org.uk/movie/will-heaven-fall-upon-us

    All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast

    Contact us/socials:

    We've changed the name of the show, but the social handles are a bit of a mishmash.

    Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com

    Twitter (or 'X', if you really insist): @RussophilesU

    Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/

    Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser

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    7 mins
  • Nostalgia (Andrei Tarkovsky; 1983)
    Jul 14 2024

    International(?) man of mystery Lyn Seren joins Ally Pitts to discuss Andrei Tarkovsky's penultimate film. We also talk about rückenfigurs and Milton Keynes artists Boyd & Evans a bit!

    Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode:

    International Association for Suicide Prevention’s directory: https://www.iasp.info/suicidalthoughts/

    UK: https://www.samaritans.org/

    US: https://988lifeline.org/

    All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast

    For a 30-day free trial of the streaming service Klassiki:https://klassiki.online/a-russian-soviet-movie-podcast/

    If you use the code RUPOD50, you can get 50% off an annual subscription.

    Milton Keynes-based artists Boyd & Evans: https://www.boydandevans.com/

    British-Russian comedian Olga Koch: https://www.rocknrolga.com/

    Oxford Comedy Festival: https://oxfordcomedyfestival.co.uk/

    Contact us/socials:

    We've changed the name of the show, but the social handles are a bit of a mishmash.

    Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com

    Twitter (or 'X', if you really insist): @RussophilesU

    Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/

    Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • NEWS: Man with a Movie Camera, 60 years of Mikhail Kalatozov’s I am Cuba, and Oxford Meet-ups
    May 19 2024

    Links mentioned in the episode:

    The Top 100 Podcast with Tim Coleman: Man with a Movie Camera episode with Ally Pitts.

    Saint Audio Podcast Festival line-up

    Saint Audio Podcast Festival announcement episode.

    I am Cuba, directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, screening at the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford.

    At the time of recording, Salt for Svanetia is available to stream on Klassiki, which is available in the UK, the US, and the Republic of Ireland. If you use the code RUPOD50, you can get 50% off an annual subscription.

    Jean-Pierre Melville episode of Shoot the Piano Player: A French New Wave Podcast with Spencer Seams & Joel Torres.

    Criterion release of I am Cuba, directed by Mikhail Kalatozov.

    Contact us/socials:

    (We've changed the name of the show, but the social handles are a bit of a mishmash).

    Email: russiansovietmoviepod@gmail.com

    Twitter (or 'X', if you really insist): @Russophiles

    Instagram: instagram.com/russiansovietmoviepodcast/

    Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/

    Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser

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    4 mins

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