Ballad of a Soldier (Grigori Chukhrai; 1959)

Matthew Chadourne, stand-up comedian, executive producer and creative director of the Oxford Comedy Festival, and co-host of the Saint Misbehavin' podcast joins host Ally Pitts to discuss this understated Oscar and Bafta-winning classic by Ukrainian-born World War II veteran Grigori Chukhrai. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: https://oxfordcomedyfestival.co.uk/our-acts   https://oxfordcomedyfestival.co.uk/shows  https://qedcomedylab.co.uk/saintmisbehavinpod  https://www.criterion.com/films/343-ballad-of-a-soldier https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/201-ballad-of-a-soldier  https://www.criterion.com/shop/browse/list?sort=spine_number&country=Soviet%20Union  https://letterboxd.com/ally_pitts/list/ten-great-non-hollywood-world-war-ii-movies/detail/ 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 a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash. Email: [email protected] Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/ Instagram: instagram.com/russiansovietmoviepodcast/  instagram.com/ally_pitts_movies_etc/  Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser