Prisoner of the Caucasus AKA Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (Leonid Gaidai; 1966)
Nadia Bee, writer and filmmaker, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this beloved 1960s Soviet comedy. Expect SPOILERS from 15 minutes in until the end. CONTENT WARNING: bride-kidnapping is central to the plo...
24 Jan 201953min
Ivan’s Childhood (Andrei Tarkovsky; 1962)
Spencer Seams, podcaster & writer, joins Ally Pitts to discuss Andrei Tarkovsky's full-length debut. Expect SPOILERS from about 16 minutes in until the end. Ivan's Childhood stars Nikolai Burlyayev, ...
10 Jan 20191h 9min
Yolki AKA Six Degrees of Celebration (Timur Bekmambetov et al.; 2010)
Carrie Pitts, former Moscow resident, expert heckler, and Georgian food advocate joins Ally to discuss this slice of seasonal schmaltz. Expect SPOILERS from about 23 minutes in until the end. Six Degr...
27 Dec 201853min
Mermaid (Anna Melikyan; 2007)
Marilag Angway and Meghan Griffin podcasters and fairy tale super-fans, join Ally Pitts to discuss this loose modern-day adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. Expect SPOILERS fro...
13 Dec 20181h 11min
Ivan the Terrible: Part I (Sergei Eisenstein; 1944)
Esther Jolliffe, film Studies masters graduate, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this biopic of the first tsar of Muscovy, which was voted 102nd greatest film of all time in the 2012 Sight and Sound Critic...
25 Okt 201846min
Fiddler on the Roof (Norman Jewison; 1971)
Alex Taylor, writer and performer, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this big screen version of the beloved stage musical, itself an adaptation of a story by Russian-Jewish writer Sholem Aleichem. Expect SP...
11 Okt 201852min
The White Sun of the Desert (Vladimir Motyl; 1970)
Edward Evans, English language teacher, lapsed chemist, occasional YouTuber and long-time Moscow resident, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this 'Red Western'/'Eastern'. SPOILERS from about 19 minutes in ...
27 Sep 20181h 17min
Ivan 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 Vasily...
13 Sep 201826min
