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A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts

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.

tv & film film reviews

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55:31

Sunflower (Vittorio De Sica; 1970)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2019/10/03

Carrie Pitts, Russian language and literature graduate, joins Ally again as World War II casts its long shadow over the podcast once more. Expect SPOILERS from about 12 minutes in until the end. Sunflower stars Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, and Ludmila Savelyeva. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/russophilesunitemoviepodcast Support the show/fund Ally's caffeine habit at: ko-fi.com/russophilesunite The show's intro music is Cold by Sasha

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01:16:36

How I Ended This Summer (Aleksei Popogrebsky; 2010)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2019/09/05

Lyn Seren, occasional watcher of Russian films, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this tense thriller set in the Russian arctic. Expect SPOILERS from about 18 minutes in until the end. CONTENT WARNING: the film discussed in this episode contains an off-screen suicide , extremely brief nudity, and violence. This content is mentioned during the show. How I Ended This Summer stars Grigory Dobrygin and Sergey Puskepalis. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on

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01:35:29

Little Vera (Vasily Pichul; 1988)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2019/08/01

Alissa Timoshkina, chef, KinoVino supper club founder, and author of Salt and Time: Recipes from a Russian Kitchen joins Ally Pitts to discuss this somewhat notorious drama from the late 1980s glastnost period a few years before the Soviet Union collapsed. Listeners in the UK can buy Salt and Time via our uk.bookshop.org affiliate link. 10% of the sale will go towards covering cost of running the show and you'll also be helping out independent bookshops. Visit our uk.bookshop.org affiliate store

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01:44:57

Come and See (Elem Klimov; 1985)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2019/07/04

Sasha Ilyukevich, London-based Belarusian singer-songwriter and poet, joins Ally Pitts for this harrowing journey into Nazi-occupied Belarus in 1943, which stars Aleksey Kravchenko and Olga Mironova. CONTENT WARNING: Come and See contains sustained depictions of atrocities, including rape and mass murder. It's a very, very tough watch. SPOILERS from about 49 minutes in until the end. You can watch the film at Russian Hub. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on

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01:24:49

Onegin (Martha Fiennes; 1999)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2019/06/06

Jenny Shelton, writer and period drama drama connoisseur, and Carrie Pitts. Russian language & literature graduate join Ally Pitts to discuss this adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's famous verse novel. SPOILERS from about 28 minutes onwards. CONTENT WARNING: the film contains very brief but fairly graphic violence. Onegin stars Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Toby Stephens, and Lena Headey. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on

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01:17:25

Attraction (Fyodor Bondarchuk; 2017)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2019/04/18

Teegan Johnson, industrial psychology researcher and sci-fi fan, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this alien invasion movie/romance set in contemporary Moscow. Expect SPOILERS from about 13 minutes in onwards. CONTENT WARNING: The film depicts misogynistic violence and consent issues. Attraction stars Irina Starshenbaum, Alexander Petrov, Rinal Mukhametov, Evgeny Mikheev and Oleg Menshikov. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on

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51:03

Letter Never Sent (Mikhail Kalatozov; 1960)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2019/04/04

Lyn Seren, film fan and R.E.M. appreciator, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this journey into the depths of Siberia. Expect SPOILERS from about 20 minutes in onwards. Letter Never Sent stars Tatyana Samoylova, Evgeny Urbansky, Vasily Livanov, and Innokenty Smoktunovsky. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/russophilesunitemoviepodcast Support the show/fund Ally's caffeine habit at: ko-fi.com/russophilesunite The show's intro music is Cold by Sasha

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59:43

Welcome, Or No Trespassing (Elem Klimov, 1964)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2019/03/21

Tanya Lukyanova, TV producer, and stand-up comedian, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this joyous and energetic satire, which was the debut of the director of the notorious war film Come and See. This episode SPOILERS from about 18 mins in until the end. Welcome, or No Trespassing stars Viktor Kosykh, Evgeny Evstignyev, Aleksei Smirnov, Lidiya Smirnova, and Arina Aleynikova. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/russophilesunitemoviepodcast Support the

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45:24

The Cranes are Flying (Mikhail Kalatozov; 1957)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2019/03/07

Carrie Pitts, Russian language & literature grad, foodie, and reluctant veteran of the podcast, joins Ally to discuss possibly the most famous Soviet film of the Khrushchev Thaw. Listeners in the UK can buy The Cranes are Flying by Josephine Woll from Bloomsbury Books, via our uk.bookshop.org affiliate link. 10% of the sale will go towards covering the costs of running the show and you'll also be helping out independent bookshops! Visit our uk.bookshop.org affiliate store here! SPOILERS from

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01:41:14

The Diamond Arm (Leonid Gaidai; 1969)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2019/02/21

Olivia Capozzalo & Smith Freeman, hosts of the She's in Russia podcast, join Ally Pitts to discuss this late 1960s crime caper. Expect SPOILERS from about 39 minutes in until the end. The Diamond Arm stars Yuri Nikulin, Andrei Mironov, Nonna Mordyukova, Anatoly Papanov, Nina Grebeshkova, and Svetlana Svetlichnaya. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/russophilesunitemoviepodcast Support the show/fund Ally's caffeine habit

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01:16:09

War and Peace (King Vidor; 1956)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2019/02/07

Adam Roche of The Secret History of Hollywood, Attaboy, Clarence!, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this Hollywood adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's epic, which stars Audrey Hepburn. Expect SPOILERS from about 22 minutes in until the end. War and Peace also stars Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman, Anita Ekberg, Oskar Homolka, Helmut Dantine, and Jeremy Brett. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/russophilesunitemoviepodcast Support the show/fund Ally's

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53:44

Prisoner of the Caucasus AKA Kidnapping, Caucasian...

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2019/01/24

Nadia Bee, writer and filmmaker, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this beloved 1960s Soviet comedy. Expect SPOILERS from 15 minutes in until the end. CONTENT WARNING: bride-kidnapping is central to the plot. Kidnapping, Caucasian Style stars Alexander Demyanenko, Natalya Varley, Vladimir Etush, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Yuri Nikulin, Yevgeny Morgunov, and Georgy Vitsin. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/russophilesunitemoviepodcast Support the show/fund

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01:09:03

Ivan’s Childhood (Andrei Tarkovsky; 1962)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2019/01/10

Spencer Seams, podcaster & writer, joins Ally Pitts to discuss Andrei Tarkovsky's full-length debut. Expect SPOILERS from about 16 minutes in until the end. Ivan's Childhood stars Nikolai Burlyayev, Valentin Zubkov, Nikolai Grinko, Yevgeny Zharikov, Irma Rausch, and Valentina Malyavina. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/russophilesunitemoviepodcast Support the show/fund Ally's caffeine habit at: ko-fi.com/russophilesunite Spencer and fellow

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53:26

Yolki AKA Six Degrees of Celebration (Timur...

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2018/12/27

Carrie Pitts, former Moscow resident, expert heckler, and Georgian food advocate joins Ally to discuss this slice of seasonal schmaltz. Expect SPOILERS from about 23 minutes in until the end. Six Degrees of Celebration stars Ivan Urgant, Sergey Svetlakov, Elena Plaksina, Vera Brezhneva, Aleksandr Golovin, Kristina Asmus, Dato Bakhtadze, Sergey Garmash, and Mariya Poroshina. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/russophilesunitemoviepodcast Support the

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01:11:15

Mermaid (Anna Melikyan; 2007)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2018/12/13

Marilag Angway and Meghan Griffin podcasters and fairy tale super-fans, join Ally Pitts to discuss this loose modern-day adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. Expect SPOILERS from about 19 minutes in until the end. CONTENT WARNING: suicide is a recurring theme of the film and there's also some nudity. Mermaid stars Mariya Shalayeva, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Mariya Sokova, Irina Skrinichenko, Albina Evtushevskaya, and Veronika Skugina. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and

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46:15

Ivan the Terrible: Part I (Sergei Eisenstein; 1944)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2018/10/25

Esther Jolliffe, film Studies masters graduate, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this biopic of the first tsar of Muscovy, which was voted 102nd greatest film of all time in the 2012 Sight and Sound Critics' Poll. Listeners in the UK can buy This Thing of Darkness: Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible in Stalin's Russia by Dr Joan Neuberger from Cornell University Press, via our uk.bookshop.org affiliate link. 10% of the sale will go towards covering the costs of running the show and you'll also be helping

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52:23

Fiddler on the Roof (Norman Jewison; 1971)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2018/10/11

Alex Taylor, writer and performer, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this big screen version of the beloved stage musical, itself an adaptation of a story by Russian-Jewish writer Sholem Aleichem. Expect SPOILERS from about 15 minutes in until the end. CONTENT WARNING: the movie depicts anti-Semitic attacks and persecution. Fiddler on the Roof stars Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, Neva Small, Paul Michael Glaser, and Raymond Lovelock. If you

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01:17:30

The White Sun of the Desert (Vladimir Motyl; 1970)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2018/09/27

Edward Evans, English language teacher, lapsed chemist, occasional YouTuber and long-time Moscow resident, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this 'Red Western'/'Eastern'. SPOILERS from about 19 minutes in until the end. The White Sun of the Desert stars Anatoly Kuznetsov, Spartak Mishulin, Pavel Luspekayev, Kakhi Kavsadze, and Lidiya Smirnova. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/russophilesunitemoviepodcast Support the show/fund Ally's caffeine habit

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26:09

Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Profession (Leonid Gaidai;...

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2018/09/13

Lyn Seren, Russophiles Unite regular and Bill & Ted enthusiast, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this knockabout time-travel comedy caper. Expect SPOILERS from about 7 minutes in until the end. Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Profession stars Yuri Yakovlev, Alexandr Demyanenko, Leonid Kuravlyov, and Natalya Seleznyova. Support the show/fund Ally's caffeine habit at: ko-fi.com/russophilesunite The show's intro music is Cold by Sasha Ilyukevich and the Highly Skilled Migrants. You can find more of their music

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01:14:00

Assa (Sergei Solovyov; 1987)

A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts ·

2018/08/30

Carrie Pitts, former Moscow resident and self-described 'emergency back-up guest', joins Ally to discuss this late '80s Russian cult favourite. We were fortunate enough to see it on the big screen as Kino Klassika put it on as part of their #YouthOnTheMarch season of Soviet New Wave films. Expect SPOILERS from about 9 minutes in until the end. CONTENT WARNING: the movie features scenes domestic violence, and, as we discuss during this episode, an extremely insensitive casting decision. Assa stars

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