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-Decker Ally'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.

Contact us/socials:

All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast

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

Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/

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