Cinema programmer and film writer. Books: ‘Film Title Sequences: A Critical Anthology’ | ‘The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema’
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ALT This black and white film still from 'Vasilisa the Beautiful' (1939) shows a man trapped in the web of a truly enormous spider. Read more in the book 'The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema' by Deborah Allison.
ALT Doug Weir and Vic Pratt of the BFI.
ALT Vic Pratt of the BFI interviews Suggs and Mike of MADNESS at a screening of TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT for the BFI at the Finsbury park Picturehouse
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ALT Image shows the cover of the book ‘The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema’ by Deborah Allison, plus an extract of a review by Marina Rojavin, published in Slavic and East European Journal, which reads: ‘The book is a fantastic companion for both specialists and amateurs. After the author’s analysis, even if you have already watched Rou’s films, you will want to watch them again. I hope that many people read this book and that it inspires them to watch Rou’s films with an appreciative eye.’
