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)

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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/

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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.

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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:

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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

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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.

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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/arussiansovietmoviepodcast/

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/

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

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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.

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

Email: russiansovietmoviepod@gmail.com

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Instagram: instagram.com/russiansovietmoviepodcast/

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Saint Audio Podcast Festival is happening over the late May Bank Holiday Weekend (that's 23-26 May), in Oxford, UK! See you there, maybe?

Links mentioned in the episode:

Saintaudiopodcastfestival.com

Screening of Spice World (1997) at the Ultimate Picture Palace, presented by The Flop House podcast.

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

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Ally Pitts introduces an episode of The Projection Booth he guested on in 2022.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Listen to the rest of Ally's guest appearances on The Projection Booth.

Contact us:

(We've changed the name of the show, but the social handles are staying the same for now).

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The platform formerly known as Twitter: @RussophilesU

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