A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts

Author: Ally Pitts

Cinephile, history fan, and one-time Muscovite Ally Pitts explores contemporary and Soviet-era Russian language cinema one film at a time! The show combines interviews and movie discussion, and features expert guests including authors, journalists, stand-up comedians, and indie podcasters. From time to time, it also tackles Hollywoods attempts to bring aspects of Russian culture, literature, and history to the Silver Screen.
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POLISH CINEMA NEWS! Celebrating Andrzej Wajda’s centenary
Episode 114
Sunday, 22 March, 2026

Our host Ally Pitts has co-programmed a season of four films by the Polish director Andrzej Wajda at Oxford's Ultimate Picture Palace cinema as part of the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2026. To launch the season, he’ll be introducing Ashes and Diamonds there at 3pm on Sunday 12th April. https://uppcinema.com/show_type/kinoteka-on-tour-2026/ More links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: 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://uppcinema.com/show_type/kinoteka-on-tour-2026/ https://kinoteka.org.uk/programme/strands/kinoteka-on-tour/manchester https://kinoteka.org.uk/programme/strands/kinoteka-on-tour/edinburgh https://kinoteka.org.uk/programme/strands/kinoteka-on-tour/newcastle https://kinoteka.org.uk/programme 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 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 quite a while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash. Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/ Instagram: instagram.com/russiansovietmoviepodcast/ instagram.com/ally_pitts_movies_etc/ Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser Email: russophilesunite@gmail.com