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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
Soviet Science Fiction
Satan Tango
Andrei Tarkovsky
Damnation
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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The forest is one of the prevailing symbols of Russia and its former imperial holdings: from the Baltic to the taiga to the Pacific. But how has the forest informed Russia’s sense of itself and its place in the world? This is the question at the hear... more

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Among his many achievements, the Irish filmmaker Mark Cousins is perhaps best known for his sprawling documentaries charting the history of cinema: The Story of Film: An Odyssey, originally released in 2011, and Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Thro... more

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Long time listeners of the show will be familiar with the film historian Ian Christie, who’s joined us to discuss topics ranging from Aleksandr Sokurov to Powell and Pressburger, the Soviet avant-garde to The Saragossa Manuscript. His new book, The M... more

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Recent Guests

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
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
Flavia Dima
Klassiki Podcast alumni
Klassiki
Episode: BONUS: Golden Apricot festival report
Botagoz Koilybayeva
Critic and writer for The Klassiki Journal; organizer of the Kazakh feminist film festival Kizkaras
The Klassiki Journal; Kizkaras
Episode: The Klassiki Kino Club: Tough Kids
Masha Shpolberg
Assistant Professor of Film and Electronic Arts at Bard College
Bard College
Episode: Beyond Mr Nobody: documentary under Putin
Anastasia Kostina
Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University
Columbia University
Episode: Beyond Mr Nobody: documentary under Putin
Valeska Grisebach
German filmmaker
Independent filmmaker
Episode: Valeska Grisebach returns with The Dreamed Adventure

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

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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.
To dance is to resist: queer life in wartime Ukraine
Q: Resistance is at the heart of the film. How did you balance portraying the domestic life with the discipline of dance and the public performance in a war-torn city?
By treating Kyiv as a constant presence and giving equal weight to domestic scenes, rehearsals, and performances. This balance reveals how the couple and their community endure, adapt, and find meaning through artistic expression even under bombardment and blackouts.
To dance is to resist: queer life in wartime Ukraine
Q: Very exciting. So congratulations on the world premiere—could you tell us a little about how you met Jay and Voldemort and started working with Kyiv's queer dance community?
I approached the project from a personal, long-term engagement, moving to Kyiv in late 2021, building trust through frequent club visits, and slowly becoming part of the community. The war forced a shift in focus, but the core idea remained: to explore resistance through daily life, intimate relationships, and the art of dance rather than military confrontation.

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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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