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.
WORLD SHAKESPEARE DAY BONUS: Boris Pasternak, Grand Theft Hamlet, Andrei Tarkovsky, Richard. E. Grant, the 'other' Stratford, and the Bard
A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts
11 minutes 56 seconds
7 months ago
WORLD SHAKESPEARE DAY BONUS: Boris Pasternak, Grand Theft Hamlet, Andrei Tarkovsky, Richard. E. Grant, the 'other' Stratford, and the Bard
Host Ally Pitts discusses the 2024 documentary Grand Theft Hamlet, directed by Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane, shares how Hamlet became his favourite Shakespeare play, and explores its connection to and influence on two of Russian culture's most famous figures, Boris Pasternak and Andrei Tarkovsky. And he talks about Withnail and I. Again. Not necessarily in that order.
Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode:
mubi.com/russiansovietpod
mubi.com/en/gb/films/grand-theft-hamlet
letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/list/my-mubi-recommendations-updated-regularly/
letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/list/my-genre-recommendations-documentary/detail/
podchaser.com/podcasts/gentlemen-dont-get-caught-1554501
podchaser.com/podcasts/mubi-podcast-1906950/episodes/grand-theft-hamlet-how-shakesp-243200018
miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/
podchaser.com/podcasts/under-the-grid-2346988/episodes/stony-stratford-159334015
dangerclosepod.com/doctor-zhivago
dangerclosepod.com/articles/surplusordnance-episode-24flixwise.com/2018/08/19/flixwise-canada-ep-22-withnail-and-i/
mkpulse.co.uk/withnail-i/
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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.
