A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts

Matthew Chadourne, stand-up comedian, executive producer and creative director of the Oxford Comedy Festival, and co-host of the Saint Misbehavin' podcast joins host Ally Pitts to discuss this understated Oscar and Bafta-winning classic by Ukrainian-born World War II veteran Grigori Chukhrai. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: https://oxfordcomedyfestival.co.uk/our-acts   https://oxfordcomedyfestival.co.uk/shows  https://qedcomedylab.co.uk/saintmisbehavinpod  https://www.criterion.com/films/343-ballad-of-a-soldier https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/201-ballad-of-a-soldier  https://www.criterion.com/shop/browse/list?sort=spine_number&country=Soviet%20Union  https://letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/list/ten-great-non-hollywood-world-war-ii-movies/detail/ Contact us/socials: All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast and Ally Pitts you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast linktr.ee/ally_pitts  We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash. Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/ Instagram: instagram.com/russiansovietmoviepodcast/  instagram.com/ally_pitts_movies_etc/  Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser

8 Kesä 2h 19min

Host Ally Pitts shares some news about a screening of Andrei Tarkovsky's Mirror that he'll be introducing on Sunday 25th May as part of the Dreamscapes classic season at Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford. He also shares news about screenings of Soviet films at the Prince Charles Cinema, and shares details of silent film screenings with live music by Hugo Max. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: Dreamscapes classic season at Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford https://uppcinema.com/show_type/classic-season-dreamscapes/  Antifa on screen classic season at the UPP https://uppcinema.com/show_type/classic-season-antifa-on-screen/ Come and See & Elem Klimov https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/a-russian-soviet-movie-podcast-594862/episodes/come-and-see-elem-klimov-1985-41611107  https://uppcinema.com/show/come-and-see/ https://letterboxd.com/thetop100/list/the-greatest-films-ever-made-as-selected/  https://www.criterion.com/films/28895-come-and-see The Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, London https://princecharlescinema.com/seasons-events/bleak-week/ https://princecharlescinema.com/seasons-events/tarkovsky/   https://princecharlescinema.com/film/6773592/the-colour-of-pomegranates-sayat-nova/  https://princecharlescinema.com/film/20569368/the-cranes-are-flying/  https://princecharlescinema.com/film/1865782/battleship-potemkin-bronenosets-potyomkin/ https://princecharlescinema.com/whats-on/   Hugo Max scores silent cinema https://hugomax.co.uk/news  https://hugomax.co.uk/upcoming-past-performances  Contact us/socials: All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast and Ally Pitts you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast linktr.ee/ally_pitts  We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash. Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/ Instagram: instagram.com/russiansovietmoviepodcast/  instagram.com/ally_pitts_movies_etc/  Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser

17 Touko 3min

Host Ally Pitts highlights the 40th anniversary of Come and See, directed by Elem Klimov, shares news about a season of films on the theme of anti-fascism at the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford, and brings attention to a couple of other anti-fascist/anti-totalitarian/anti-cult of personality films.  Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: Antifa on screen at the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford https://uppcinema.com/show_type/classic-season-antifa-on-screen/ Klassiki For a 30-day free trial of the streaming service Klassiki: klassiki.online/arussiansovietmoviepodcast/  If you use the code RUPOD50, you can get 50% off an annual subscription. Ally’s Klassiki recommendations  Come and See & Elem Klimov https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/a-russian-soviet-movie-podcast-594862/episodes/come-and-see-elem-klimov-1985-41611107  https://uppcinema.com/show/come-and-see/ https://letterboxd.com/thetop100/list/the-greatest-films-ever-made-as-selected/  https://www.criterion.com/films/28895-come-and-see https://princecharlescinema.com/whats-on/   The Cremator & Juraj Herz https://uppcinema.com/show/the-cremator/ Sun 11th and Mon 12th MAY https://uppcinema.com/show_type/classic-season-antifa-on-screen/  https://www.secondrundvd.com/release_cremator_bd.html  https://klassiki.online/caught-by-the-night-gothic-visions-juraj-herz-podcast/  The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplin, Pamela Hutchinson, and Eccentricism in Leningrad https://uppcinema.com/show/the-great-dictator/  https://pamhutch.wordpress.com/in-person/ https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-films-1925 Includes The Gold Rush and Battleship Potemkin https://klassiki.online/ian-christie-eccentrism-soviet-avant-garde-podcast/  Ordinary Fascism & Mikhail Romm https://letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/film/triumph-over-violence/  Repentance & Tengiz Abuladze  https://letterboxd.com/film/repentance/  https://films.klassiki.online/repentance Contact us/socials: All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast and Ally Pitts you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast linktr.ee/ally_pitts  We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash. Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/ Instagram: instagram.com/russiansovietmoviepodcast/  instagram.com/ally_pitts_movies_etc/  Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser

27 Huhti 6min

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-24 flixwise.com/2018/08/19/flixwise-canada-ep-22-withnail-and-i/  mkpulse.co.uk/withnail-i/  Contact us/socials: All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast and Ally Pitts you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast linktr.ee/ally_pitts  We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash. Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/ Instagram: instagram.com/russiansovietmoviepodcast/  instagram.com/ally_pitts_movies_etc/  Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser

23 Huhti 11min

Matthew Chadourne, stand-up comedian, executive producer and creative director of the Oxford Comedy Festival, and co-host of the Saint Misbehavin' podcast joins host Ally Pitts to talk about his various comedy and movie-related projects. This is designed to serve as an appetizer for an upcoming episode on Grigory Chukrai’s Ballad of a Soldier with Matthew as the guest, which will be released on this feed as soon as it's edited. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: https://oxfordcomedyfestival.co.uk/our-acts  https://oxfordcomedyfestival.co.uk/shows https://qedcomedylab.co.uk/saintmisbehavinpod  https://www.secondrundvd.com/index.html https://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/magdalen-monday-movies/  All the Best Lines Ninotchka episode with Ally as the guest Contact us/socials: All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash. Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/russiansovietmoviepodcast/  https://www.instagram.com/ally_pitts_movies_etc/  Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser

6 Huhti 47min

To celebrate the Latvian film Flow winning the best animation category at the 2025 Oscars, Ally Pitts introduces an episode from previous guest Kristaps Andrejsons, which was originally published on his show, The Eastern Border. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/a-russian-soviet-movie-podcast-594862/episodes/state-funeral-sergei-loznitsa-91766026  https://theeasternborder.lv/about https://uppcinema.com/show/flow/  https://dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cinema/flow-u https://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13080/flow Milton Keynes Gallery: https://mkgallery.org/event/the-4-30-club-away-u/ https://mkgallery.org/event/flow-u/  https://mkgallery.org/event/away-u/  https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/flow/  Not technically an indie cinema, but still, this interview Picturehouse cinemas did with Gints Zilbalodis is worth a read. https://www.picturehouses.com/blog/the-movies-me-gints-zilbalodis Contact us/socials: All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash. Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/ Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser

30 Maalis 21min

In your home and maybe in your town? Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast For a 30-day free trial of the streaming service Klassiki: https://klassiki.online/arussiansovietmoviepodcast/ If you use the code RUPOD50, you can get 50% off an annual subscription. https://kinoteka.org.uk/programme  https://www.instagram.com/gulpfictionbooks/  https://letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/list/my-10-favourite-polish-films/  https://letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/list/my-klassiki-recommendations-updated-regularly/detail/  https://www.secondrundvd.com/index.html  Contact us/socials: All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash. Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/ Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser

2 Maalis 6min

Host Ally Pitts highlights several Soviet silent comedy films screening at Slapstick Festival 2025 in Bristol, UK, and makes some podcast recommendations. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: https://slapstick.org.uk/slapstick-festival-2025/  https://pamhutch.wordpress.com/about/  Pamela Hutchinson's podcast appearances  https://www.annabogutskaya.com/  https://gulpfictionbooks.com/ Streaming service free trials: For a 30-day free trial of Klassiki: https://klassiki.online/arussiansovietmoviepodcast/ If you use the code RUPOD50, you can get 50% off an annual subscription. For a 30-day free trial of MUBI: https://mubi.com/russiansovietpod  Contact us/socials: All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash. Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/ Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser

5 Tammi 3min