History fan, cinephile, and former Moscow resident Ally Pitts from the UK explores the delights of Russian & Soviet cinema one film at a time! In the process, expert guests share their insights into topics ranging from the Golden Age of Hollywood to Eastern European cuisine. Occasionally, Ally also tackles non-Russian attempts to bring Russian literature or history to the Silver Screen.
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History fan, cinephile, and former Moscow resident Ally Pitts from the UK explores the delights of Russian & Soviet cinema one film at a time! In the process, expert guests share their insights into topics ranging from the Golden Age of Hollywood to Eastern European cuisine. Occasionally, Ally also tackles non-Russian attempts to bring Russian literature or history to the Silver Screen.
100 years of Aelita: Queen of Mars (Yakov Protazanov; 1924) [classic episode re-release with new intro, outro and music]
A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts
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100 years of Aelita: Queen of Mars (Yakov Protazanov; 1924) [classic episode re-release with new intro, outro and music]
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-DeckerAlly'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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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
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A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts
History fan, cinephile, and former Moscow resident Ally Pitts from the UK explores the delights of Russian & Soviet cinema one film at a time! In the process, expert guests share their insights into topics ranging from the Golden Age of Hollywood to Eastern European cuisine. Occasionally, Ally also tackles non-Russian attempts to bring Russian literature or history to the Silver Screen.
