• 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
  • Summary

  • 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: Two Soviet silent film screenings in Nov '24
    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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    6 mins
  • 100 years of Aelita: Queen of Mars (Yakov Protazanov; 1924) [Classic episode re-release with new intro, outro and music]
    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

    klassiki.online/yuliya-solntseva-hidden-history-soviet-queen-of-film/

    klassiki.online/podcast/

    For a 30-day free trial of the streaming service Klassiki: https://klassiki.online/arussiansovietmoviepodcast/

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

    www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/eye-of-the-storm

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

    slaviclitpod.com/aelita-1924-by-protazanov/

    theukrainianmuseum.org/alexandra-exter-the-stage-is-a-world/

    Aelita screening 9th November 2024 @ St. Hilda's College, Oxford, UK with live performance by Juliet Merchant

    Aelita screening 20th October 2024 @ the Fine Arts Building, Chicago

    Didn't mention this in the episode, but we should have: it's Silent Movie Day 2024 on 29th September.

    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/

    Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Alexandra Exter, Aelita, and Modernist Art in Ukraine 1900-1930
    Aug 24 2024

    Host Ally Pitts shares news about two exhibitions running in 2024 that feature the work of artist Alexandra Exter. He also discusses a previous film covered on the podcast, Aelita, which she worked on as a costume designer and set decorator.

    The Royal Academy of Art's exhibition is In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine from 1900 to the 1930s. That's in London and runs until 13th October 2024

    The Ukrainian Museum's exhibition is Alexandra Exter: The Stage is a World. That's in New York City and is running from 27th September 2024 until 19 January 2025

    Links mentioned in the episode: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/eye-of-the-storm

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

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

    https://slaviclitpod.com/aelita-1924-by-protazanov/

    https://www.theukrainianmuseum.org/alexandra-exter-the-stage-is-a-world/

    https://klassiki.online/yuliya-solntseva-hidden-history-soviet-queen-of-film/

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

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

    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 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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    8 mins

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