The Klassiki Podcast

Film producer extraordinaire Ada Solomon joins host Sam Goff to take us behind the scenes of Romanian’s troubled but brilliant post-communist cinema. One of Eastern Europe’s most vital producers, Ada outlines the origins of the Romanian New Wave, the movement that rocked Europe in the 2000s. She also gets into her work with Radu Jude and others, and how her career bridges Eastern and Western Europe. Make sure to check out our interview with Jude in the first episode of the Klassiki Podcast, and

Acclaimed Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan joins host Sam Goff to discuss the role his Armenian heritage has played in his career. From his early features to his historical epic Ararat, Atom discusses how he’s grappled with personal and national history onscreen and the gems of classic Armenian film that have inspired him.Delve into Atom’s recommendations by exploring our complete collection of Armenian film here. Sign up for a free 7-day trial at klassiki.online.

Film historian Ian Christie joins host Sam Goff to discuss his new book on the Factory of the Eccentric Actor: one of the most striking and under-appreciated corners of Soviet avant-garde cinema. Ian talks us through the wild world of 1920s Petrograd, how Eccentrism predicted the French New Wave, and the lessons it still bears for students of Russian culture today. Buy Ian’s book Eccentrism Turns 100: FEKS and the Early Soviet Avant-Garde here. Read an exclusive extract on our Journal here. Sign up

Romania’s provocateur in chief Radu Jude joins host Sam Goff to discuss the runaway success of his hilarious new film, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World. Along the way, Jude explains the the East-West crisis in European politics, his evolving approach to national history, and how TikTok is forcing filmmakers to adapt – or die. Watch Jude’s 2018 satire I Do Not Care if We Go Down in History as Barbarians on Klassiki now. Sign up for a free 7-day trial at klassiki.online.

Klassiki is a streaming platform with a difference. Dedicated to cinema from eastern Europe, we offer subscribers an ever-evolving library of classic and contemporary titles, featuring iconic figures like Andrei Tarkovsky and Kira Muratova as well as hidden gems, documentaries, animation, and more. Subscribers get access to all this, as well as filmmaker interviews, video essays and introductions, programme notes, and much more. We’re available in the US, the UK, and Ireland and you can sign up for