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The Klassiki Podcast

Klassiki
Ukraine
Soviet Cinema
Sergei Parajanov
Soviet Union
Russian Documentaries
Béla Tarr
Strugatsky Brothers
World War II
Hungary
Poland
Chernaya's Mother
Second World War
Ivan the Terrible Part 1
Satan Tango
Damnation
Soviet Science Fiction
Andrei Tarkovsky
Klassiki
Romanian Cinema
The Saragossa Manuscript

Delve into the wide world of Eastern European film with the Klassiki Podcast. Featuring interviews, roundtable discussions, recorded essays, and more, we take you beyond the headlines to explore the past, present, and future of this fascinating region. Sign up to Klassiki today to gain access to our ever-evolving library of classic and contemporary titles, as well as filmmaker interviews, video es... more

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On Klassiki, we’re currently celebrating the work of the great Hungarian director István Szabó with restorations of two of his new wave classics, Father and The Concert. To go a little deeper on Szabó’s fascinating filmography, which stretches over s... more

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Estonian director Leida Laius was an unsung pioneer. Working from the sixties until the fall of communism, her films are striking for their empathetic exploration of the lives of women, from motherhood and marriage to sexuality. While she’s heralded ... more

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Welcome listeners old and new to season eight of the Klassiki Podcast. We’ve got ten more episodes coming up for you to take us up to the festive season, with returning guests and new voices, covering the great and the good of Eastern European film. ... more

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That’s a wrap on season seven of the podcast. As always, thank you for listening along. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss us when we return for season eight in the autumn. And please, leave us a five-star rating and share the show far and... more

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Kat Docalovich
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Episode: Woman on the edge: the world of Leida Laius
Josh Polanski
Baltic cinema expert and friend of the show
Klassiki / Estonian cinema community
Episode: Woman on the edge: the world of Leida Laius
Sergei Loznitsa
Ukrainian filmmaker, director of Imperium
Episode: Sergei Loznitsa takes us inside the Imperium
Sona Karapoghosyan
critic and programmer for Armenia's Golden Apricot Film Festival
Golden Apricot Film Festival
Episode: Locarno 2026 festival report: Florin Șerban, Isabelle Stever, Natalka Vorozhbyt
Sophie Pinkham
Author of The Oak and The Larch, a forest history of Russia and its empires
Author, The Oak and The Larch
Episode: Films of the forest, from Tarkovsky to Kurosawa
Mark Cousins
Irish filmmaker known for The Story of Film and Women Make Film
Independent filmmaker/author
Episode: Mark Cousins tells the story of documentary film
Ian Christie
Film historian and author of The Most Important Art
Independent scholar/Author
Episode: The most important art: Ian Christie’s journey through late Soviet cinema
Inney Prakash
Curator of film at Asia Society
Asia Society
Episode: Otar Iosseliani’s fables of modern life
Edo Choi
Film programmer at Metrograph
Metrograph
Episode: Otar Iosseliani’s fables of modern life

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Sam Goff
Host with deep involvement in Eastern European cinema, festival retrospectives, and scholarly film discussions.

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Sergei Loznitsa takes us inside the Imperium
Q: When you're looking at this material, are you primarily trying to construct an analysis of Soviet life, or are you looking at the cinematographic quality of the footage?
Both and, the guest says, balancing an analytical look at Soviet life with a focus on the cinematography; he aimed to choose the best episodes from a large archive and keep an eye on the human aspect while respecting the material's origins.
Sergei Loznitsa takes us inside the Imperium
Q: So I think with this new film Imperium, it would be good to at first take a quick step back and get a bit of context about the material that you're working with.
The guest explains the archival material is 60 hours of footage shot by Italian filmmakers in the 1970s, gathered from various Soviet republics, and then developed into a structured, season-based documentary that juxtaposes geographic regions and ethnic groups to present a nuanced portrait rather than a simple Russia-centric view.
The Klassiki Kino Club: Tough Kids
Q: So what do you think people should know about Dinara Asanova and about her filmmaking approach?
Botagoz explains that Asanova was underrepresented due to her early death, and that her work defies simple labels by blending documentary realism with fictional storytelling, often using non-professional actors drawn from detention centers and focusing on authentic emotional and social experiences.
Boris Barnet: poet of the outskirts
Q: What do you think explains Barnet's historical underappreciation and the current resurgence in recognition?
There was a long period where Barnet's lyrical, humanist approach didn't fit the dominant Soviet paradigm, but European cinephilia, French critics, and later Eisenstein's and Godard's praise helped reframe him as a pivotal figure whose work transcends national constraints.
Valeska Grisebach returns with The Dreamed Adventure
Q: It's nine years, I think, is it, since Weston?
Yes, it has been nine years, and the long gap influenced the decision to return to Bulgaria with a new project that continues her interest in the region, gender, and genre.

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A thoughtful deep-dive into Eastern European and post-Soviet cinema, with host-driven conversations that blend festival reporting, curatorial insight, and critical analysis. Episodes span festival reports, retrospectives, and book- and project-led discussions, often anchored by experts—critics, curators, scholars, and filmmakers—who illuminate regional histories, genre shifts, censorship, and visual storytelling across decades. Notable throughlines include how politics, memory, and identity influence cinema, the interplay of documentary and fiction, and the ways restorations, programming partnerships, and regional histories shape viewing practices. The format often pairs a seasoned host with authoritative guests to unpack nuanced topics, br... more

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