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A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally PittsNostalgia AKA Nostalghia (Andrei Tarkovsky; 1983)International(?) man of mystery Lyn Seren joins Ally Pitts to discuss Andrei Tarkovsky's penultimate film. We also talk about rückenfigurs and Milton Keynes artists Boyd & Evans a bit!
Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode:
International Association for Suicide Prevention’s directory: https://www.iasp.info/suicidalthoughts/
UK: https://www.samaritans.org/
US: https://988lifeline.org/
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For a 30-day free trial of the streaming service Klassiki: https://klassi...2024-07-141h 25A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally PittsStump the Guesser! (Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson; 2020)Lyn Seren joins Ally Pitts once again, this time to discuss this surreal Canadian spoof of early Soviet film.
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If you're listening f...2022-01-2417 minA Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally PittsAnnouncement: Gentlemen Don't Get Caught, an R.E.M. Podcast, hosted by Ally Pitts & Lyn SerenAlly Pitts and Lyn Seren are hosting podcast where they discuss the music of alternative rock legends R.E.M. one track at a time. It's called Gentlemen Don't Get Caught, and we think you should listen to it!
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2021-08-0802 minA Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally PittsA Russian Youth (Alexander Zolotukhin; 2019)Lyn Seren, host of Gentlemen Don't Get Caught: An R.E.M. Podcast, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this depiction of an adolescent conscript's experience of the First World War, which features an unusual (and perhaps not wholly successful) artistic twist.
SPOILERS from about 8 minutes in until the end.
CONTENT WARNING: the film discussed contains violence and nudity.
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The...2021-03-071h 06A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally PittsBeanpole (Kantemir Balagov; 2019)Lyn Seren, host of Gentlemen Don't Get Caught: An R.E.M. Podcast, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this appropriately dark exploration of a relationship between two traumatised young women living in Leningrad in the aftermath of World War II.
SPOILERS from about 20 minutes in until the end.
CONTENT WARNING: the film discussed contains many upsetting scenes, including some containing sexual violence.
At the time of writing, Beanpole is available to watch on MUBI.
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Support the...2021-02-071h 20A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally PittsWar and Peace (Sergei Bondarchuk; 1966)Lyn Seren, host of Gentlemen Don't Get Caught: An R.E.M. Podcast joins Ally Pitts to discuss this suitably epic adaptation of Lev Tolstoy's famous masterpiece.
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Listeners in the UK can buy War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy and Bondarchuk's War and Peace': Literary Classic to Soviet Cinematic Epic by Professor Denise J. Youngblood via our uk.bookshop.org affiliate links. 10% of the sale will go towards covering the costs of running the show and you'll also be helping out independent bookshops! Visit o...2021-01-031h 15A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally PittsAnna (Luc Besson; 2019)Lyn Seren, veteran of the podcast and possible 6th Element, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this slightly Cold War-flavoured espionage/action film
Expect SPOILERS from about 19 minutes in until the end.
CONTENT WARNING: the film includes depictions of an abusive relationship, self-harm, and suicidal behaviour.
Anna stars Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Cillian Murphy, Luke Evans, and Lera Abova.
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The...2019-11-071h 20A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally PittsHow I Ended This Summer (Aleksei Popogrebsky; 2010)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.
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Support the show/fund Ally's caffeine habit at: ko-fi.co...2019-09-051h 16A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally PittsLetter Never Sent (Mikhail Kalatozov; 1960)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.
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The show's intro music is Cold by Sasha Ilyukevich and the Highly Skilled Migrants.
You can find more of their...2019-04-0451 minA Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally PittsIvan Vasilyevich Changes Profession (Leonid Gaidai; 1973)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.
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The show's intro music is Cold by Sasha Ilyukevich and the Highly Skilled Migrants.
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If you'd like to...2018-09-1326 minA Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally PittsAndrei Rublev (Andrei Tarkovsky; 1966)Lyn Seren, man who likes interesting films and appreciator of dogs, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this historical epic/unconventional biopic of the famous Russian icon painter.
Expect SPOILERS from about 7 minutes in until the end.
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The show's intro music is Cold by Sasha Ilyukevich and the Hi...2018-05-2441 minA Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally PittsLady Macbeth (William Oldroyd; 2016)Lyn Seren, film enthusiast, cat admirer, and car owner, joins Ally Pitts to discuss British film Lady Macbeth, which features a star-making performance by Florence Pugh.
The screenplay is an adaptation of Nikolai Leskov's 19th century novella Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District by Alice Birch.
Expect SIGNIFICANT SPOILERS from 4 minutes in until the end. CONTENT WARNING: If you're planning to watch the film, you should be aware that it contains scenes of domestic violence and sexual assault. As you'll hear in the episode, we recorded this when the film had its initial run in UK ci...2018-01-1830 min