A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts
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Ally's top 5 first-time watches of 2023
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)
NEWSFLASH: Tchaikovsky’s Wife (Kirill Serebrennikov; 2023) in UK cinemas Jan-Mar ’24
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%
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MINI-REVIEW: Unclenching the Fists (Kira Kovalenko; 2021)
Ally Pitts reviews Kira Kovalenko's 2021 Ossetian language coming of age drama Unclenching the Fistsand then recommends a handful of other films currently streaming on MUBI.Links mentioned in the episode:To get a 30-day free trial of MUBI, please visit
FEED TAKEOVER: Ninotchka (Ernst Lubitsch; 1939) with Ally Pitts - All the Best Lines episode
Ally Pitts introduces an episode of All the Best Lines, hosted by Smokey and Adam Roche, that he guested on in 2021.Links mentioned in the episode:Listen to moreAll the Best Lines episodes.Listen
BONUS EPISODE: Ally’s Klassiki Recommendations
Dr Samuel Goff, editorial director at the film streaming service Klassiki, joins Ally Pitts to talk about Ally's five film picks from the Klassiki film Library.To receive a 50% discount on an annual
PODCAST 5th ANNIVERSARY BONUS SHOW: Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein; 1925) Classic Schmassic episode with Ally Pitts
To mark the 5th anniversary of the release of the pilot episode for this show, we're taking you to on a trip into the show's pre-history...our host Ally Pitts's podcasting debut!Classic Schmassic was
FEED TAKEOVER! SRB Podcast episode: The Stalinist Film Industry
Ally Pitts introduces a conversation between Sean Guillory and Maria Belodubrovskaya that was originally recorded for the SRB Podcast. Find it wherever you listen to this podcast.There's also a brief
Trailer: Teddy Goes to the USSR podcast
We highly recommend you check out this history podcast series centering on Teddy Roe, an American who visited the Soviet Union in 1968.Visit the Teddy Goes to the USSR website, or find the show where
The Lord Eagle (Eduard Novikov; 2018)
Jenny Shelton from the RSPB discusses this historical drama from Yakutia with host Ally Pitts. The film centres around an elderly couple whose grueling but predictable life in rural Siberia in the 193