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My Friend Ivan Lapshin (Aleksei German Sr; 1985)
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Martin Kessler, filmmaker and host of Flixwise: Canada joins Ally Pitts to discuss this 1930s-set film that is part memoir, part crime drama. CONTENT WARNING: the film depicts a suicide attempt. SPOILERS from about 23 minutes in until the end. Martin has also written a series of in-depth essays on Aleksei German Sr. and his films published by film site The Pink Smoke. My Friend Ivan Lapshin stars Andrei Boltnev, Nina Ruslanova, and Andrey Mironov. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on Podchaser: }www.podchaser.com/russophilesunitemoviepodcast Support the show/fund Ally's caffeine habit at: }https://ko-fi.com/russophilesunite The show's intro music is Cold by Sasha Ilyukevich and the Highly Skilled Migrants. You can find more of their music at: }https://thehighlyskilledmigrants.bandcamp.com/ or on Spotify. If you'd like to get in touch and tell us what you thought of the film and/or the podcast episode, it would be great to hear from you! Here are some ways you can do that: Twitter: @RussophilesU Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com Facebook: }www.facebook.com/groups/russophilesunite Instagram: }www.instagram.com/russophiles_unite/ Letterboxd: }https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/ Find Ally's other podcast appearances at: }https://www.podchaser.com/creators/alistair-pitts-107ZzmUqmI
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