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 1

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 Ac

Host Ally Pitts shares news about the BFI's Bla 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:Bla Tarr retrospec

International(?) man of mystery Lyn Seren joins Ally Pitts to discuss Andrei Tarkovsky's penultimate film. We also talk about rckenfigurs and Milton Keynes artists Boyd & Evans a bit!Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode:International Associati

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-upSaint Audio Podcast Festival announcement episode.I am Cuba, directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, screen

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.comScreening of Spice World (1997) at the Ultimate Pictur

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

Professor Catriona Kelly will be discussing her new book Russian Food Since 1800: Empire at Table with previous guest on this show, Alissa Timoshkina at Pushkin House in London on Friday 15th March 20

In the spirit ofHigh Fidelity, Ally Pitts brings you an audio listicle of some awesome movies he saw for the first time in 2023.They are, in the order they appear on the episode:- Conscience (Volodymr Denisenko; 1968)- Fright Night (Tom Holland; 1985)

Links mentioned in the episode:Cinemas screening Tchaikovsky's Wife (UK and Republic of Ireland): sovereignfilms.co.uk/tchaikovskyswifeThe Guardian's Pjotr Sauer interviews Kirill SerebrennikovBBFC content advice for Tchaikovsky's WifeTo receive a 50%