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The Klassiki Podcast

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Soviet Cinema
Russian Documentaries
Ukraine
Sergei Parajanov
Ivan the Terrible Part 1
Chernaya's Mother
Caucasus
Chechnya
Second World War
Larisa Shepitko
Underground Culture
Moscow
Navalny
Sergei Eisenstein
Ukrainian Folklore
National Identity
Emeric Pressburger
Independent Filmmaking
Czech New Wave
Aleksandr Sokurov

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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When it comes to Central and Eastern European film, few movements loom larger than the Czechoslovak New Wave. Emerging in a period of political liberalisation and protest, the New Wave produced formally and politically audacious films before the so-c... more

This week sees the return of one of the highlights of London’s cinematic calendar: BFI Flare, the largest LGBTQ+ film festival in Europe. One of the world premieres this year is To Dance is to Resist, a new documentary from German filmmaker and music... more

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For many cinephiles, the Central Asian states remain something of a blind spot. A case in point is Uzbekistan, whose film industry stretches back to the silent era, but which rarely comes on our radar in the Anglophone world.

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This week sees the one hundredth birthday of Andrzej Wajda, the grand old man of Polish cinema. Until 26 March, Klassiki subscribers can watch Wajda’s epochal double header Man of Marble and Man of Iron, about the history of worker resistance in comm... more

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Recent Guests

Julia Shaginurova
Producer, writer, advocate; co-founder of Tashkent Film School
Tashkent Film School / Women Watch Uzbekistan
Episode: Building film culture in Uzbekistan
Owen Hatherley
Polish film and history aficionado and architecture expert
Episode: 100 years of Andrzej Wajda
Zara Jian
Director of the documentary I Will Revenge This World with Love, focusing on Sergei Parajanov
Episode: Sergei Parajanov in love and war
Inney Prakash
Curator at the Asia Society Museum in New York
Asia Society
Episode: Eastern notions: celebrating Ali Khamraev
Julia Loktev
Soviet-born American director known for her documentaries and dramas.
Independent filmmaker
Episode: Julia Loktev on My Undesirable Friends: Part One – Last Air in Moscow
Ally Pitts
Host of the Russian and Soviet Movies Podcast and Eastern European film aficionado
Episode: The Klassiki Kino Club: The Return of the Projectionist
Miriam Balanescu
Film writer and critic with a special interest in horror
Episode: Horror behind the Iron Curtain
Teona Strugar Mitevska
Director known for her film 'Mother', exploring the figure of Mother Teresa
Episode: Mother Teresa and Persian poetry at the London Film Festival
Shahram Mokri
Acclaimed Iranian director of 'Black Rabbit, White Rabbit'
Episode: Mother Teresa and Persian poetry at the London Film Festival

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Sam Goff
Host of Klassiki-related discussions focusing on Eastern European cinema, history, and education initiatives.

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Building film culture in Uzbekistan
Q: Could you outline the work that you and Michael do day to day and the projects you're involved in?
Julia describes running the Tashkent Film School, co-producing with Michael Borodin, developing films in various stages, and mentoring a generation of young filmmakers through a democratic, low-budget education model.
Sergei Parajanov in love and war
Q: How does a cosmopolitan guy like Sergei Parajanov become so important for specific individual nations like Armenia?
Zara reflects on her own journey and how Parajanov's work resonates with the essence of Armenian culture and helps her reconnect with her roots.
Sergei Parajanov in love and war
Q: Could you maybe take us back to that moment in 2022 and your decision to return to Armenia from Russia?
Zara Jian discusses her decision influenced by her experience of the Artsakh war and the realization that she needed to confront her feelings through art rather than aggression.
The Klassiki Kino Club: Andrzej Munk’s Eroica
Q: Do you see any warmth or regard for the characters in Munk's film?
I see it more as a commentary on socialist ideology that critiques the constructed myths of heroism.
The Klassiki Kino Club: Andrzej Munk’s Eroica
Q: What are your first reactions to Eroica?
The film seemed bizarre at first, especially the main character who is unheroic and self-serving.

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A thoughtful, region-focused film podcast that explores Eastern European cinema through interviews with filmmakers, critics, and scholars. Episodes center on national cinemas, archival histories, curatorial work, and the political contexts that shape film culture across Central and Eastern Europe. A standout is the consistent emphasis on grassroots education, archival restoration, and cross-border dialogue, often pairing deep historical insight with contemporary analysis. Listeners are likely cinephiles, scholars, and industry professionals seeking nuanced discussions about identity, censorship, and the evolving landscape of international cinema. The show also leans into festival circuits, film schools, and regional maverick perspectives, m... more

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