Dr. Deborah Allison

Out in paperback this month: My book, ‘The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema’. Use code INTELLECT30 for a 30% discount on pre-orders direct from Intellect (UK) bit.ly/3Qj9Q2E or Chicago University Press (US) bit.ly/47HqU8F. #АлександрРоу

Discover the Soviet fantasy cinema of Aleksandr Rou and take a walk on the wild side with ‘Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair’: youtube.com/watch?v=QkZH6c…. Read more about it in my new book, ‘The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema’: ow.ly/MbXT50YJNJs

Did you know that a scene from A Clockwork Orange was shot in what is now the main auditorium of West Norwood Picturehouse? Hence the orange seats 🍊 Revisit A Clockwork Orange, screening in reDiscover this Sunday as part of our May Kubrick takeover!

Aleksandr Rou’s lyrical MAY NIGHT (USSR, 1952), adapted from Gogol’s enchanting short story, ‘May Night, or the Drowned Maiden’ (1831), inspired by Ukrainian folklore and filmed in northern Ukraine. #AleksandrRou #FolkloreThursday

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@bird_will19244 Many thanks for the kind words, Will. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

@DeborahUK I just listened to your comments on Phase IV and found them incredibly informative. What a fantastic film it is.

Delighted to have been given the opportunity to contribute to this splendid new 4K UHD release of Saul Bass’s PHASE IV, released by @88_Films this week. It’s a film I like a lot. Review by @NickSetchfield for SFX Magazine.

🧵 VANISHING CULTURE is out now 📚 We tend to think the internet is permanent, but this book starts with a simple reality: our digital record is far more fragile than we think 🕳️ 📖 Download & read: archive.org/details/vanish… 🛒 Purchase in print: betterworldbooks.com/product/detail… #VanishingCulture #DigitalMemory #InternetArchive

The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema by Deborah Allison is out in paperback now! This book introduces the exhilarating oeuvre of one of the world’s great masters of fairy-tale cinema to Western audiences. Find out more here 👉ow.ly/OyL450YJNJr

#NewAnnouncement 🇬🇧 INTO THE FOREST: FOLKTALES AT DEFA arrives on Blu-ray—a new collection of five classic fairy and folktales from the celebrated East German studio DEFA. Pre-order now: buff.ly/mPBKuZ5 #MastersofCinema #TheSingingRingingTree #Rumpelstiltskin

@TalkingPicsTV CHARADE also has some very stylish opening titles designed by the extremely talented Maurice Binder. artofthetitle.com/title/charade/

Expect the unexpected when they play... CHARADE (1963) 4pm #CaryGrant #AudreyHepburn #WalterMatthau stylish thriller #TPTVsubtitles

Irina Zarubina, Soviet actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1951), was born on this day in 1907. She was best known for her roles in the films Peter the First, Part II (1937), The Captain's Daughter (1958), and Vassilisa the Beautiful (1940).

Discover the weird and wonderful fantasy cinema of Aleksandr Rou. Watch ‘The Magic Weaver’ (USSR, 1959) with English subs: youtube.com/watch?v=EfYy_F…. Then read more about it in my new book, ‘The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema’: intellectbooks.com/the-films-of-a…

Discover the colourful Soviet fantasy cinema of Aleksandr Rou. Watch ‘Jack Frost’ (Morozko, 1964) with subs: youtube.com/watch?v=BdXygZ…. Then read more about it in my new book, ‘The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema’: intellectbooks.com/the-films-of-a… #SovietCinema

Aleksandr Ptushko, Soviet director, screenwriter, artist, and animator, People's Artist of the USSR (1969), was born on this day in 1900. He was best known for his films Scarlet Sails (1961), The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1966), and Ruslan and Ludmila (1972).

Love folklore on film? Horror, romance, music and comedy combine in ‘May Night’ (USSR, 1952), based on Gogol’s retelling of Ukrainian folktales. Read more in ‘The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema’, out in paperback April 2026. intellectbooks.com/the-films-of-a…

Discover the colourful Soviet fantasy cinema of Aleksandr Rou. Watch ‘The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors’ (1963) with subs: sovietmoviesonline.com/fantasy/korole…. Then read more about it in ‘The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema’: intellectbooks.com/the-films-of-a… @Soviet_Movies

Discover ‘The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema’. In paperback April 2026. Use code INTELLECT30 for a 30% discount on pre-orders direct from Intellect (UK) bit.ly/3Qj9Q2E or Chicago University Press (US) bit.ly/47HqU8F. #FilmTwitter

We're with Arnie. The Gate loves films, and we love The Gate! Today we're wishing a very happy 115th birthday to @GateCinema, which has been serving up great cinema to Notting Hill since it first opened as the Electric Palace in 1911. 🎟️picturehouses.com/thegate

Love folklore on film? Discover the cinema of Aleksandr Rou. ‘The Night Before Christmas’ aka ‘Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka’ (USSR, 1960). Read more in ‘The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema’, out in paperback April 2026. intellectbooks.com/the-films-of-a…