A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts23 Huhti 2025

WORLD SHAKESPEARE DAY BONUS: Boris Pasternak, Grand Theft Hamlet, Andrei Tarkovsky, Richard. E. Grant, the 'other' Stratford, and the Bard

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/

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/

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