A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts
TV & Film:Film Reviews
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.
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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.
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