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Beanpole (Kantemir Balagov; 2019)
A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts
English - February 07, 2021 21:29 - 1 hour - 75.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsFilm Reviews TV & Film Society & Culture Places & Travel Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Lyn Seren, host of Gentlemen Don't Get Caught: An R.E.M. Podcast, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this dark exploration of a relationship between two young women living in Leningrad in the aftermath of World War II.
SPOILERS from about 20 minutes in until the end.
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