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| Subject | Date Asked |
| sex in movies | 1/30/2011 |
| Q: Good day. I have doubts whether I should ask this question here. I tried to ask in Adult film ... A: These are really more of term paper questions rather than the kind of questions I normally answer. ... | |
| film noir origins | 1/10/2011 |
| Q: How are you? Is it legitime to consider the USA a sthe genuine creator of the genre: film noir? ... A: There are plenty of wonderful scholarly books on the subject that can answer this question better ... | |
| what is the meaning of the term "independent cinema"? | 10/27/2010 |
| Q: I'm on my first year studying film and for our individual presentations, we need to summarize and ... A: Independent cinema is a really broad term. Most often it is used to name films that are made outside ... | |
| the unreleased movie "You and I" | 4/5/2010 |
| Q: okay so I've been following this movie's release for years. since '07. it was suppose to be released ... A: I checked my sources for finding rare films and couldn't find it. (I know the film you are talking ... | |
| Polish cinema - circa 1980?? | 2/13/2010 |
| Q: I recall seeing a Polish-produced movie, sometime in the mid-1980's, here in the US, that was deemed ... A: There are a few directors you could research. Andrzej Wajda is your best bet. He is known ... | |
| Italian-Russian movie about Italians on the Eastern Front | 1/21/2010 |
| Q: Dorogoy Ilya, I live in the US and approximately 30 years ago I saw a film on television that was ... A: Wow! That's a really tough one. I looked through some books on history of Soviet film, but didn't ... | |
| zoya's movie | 10/18/2009 |
| Q: Is there any Russian film on Zoya the partisn who was exected by the Nazis? A: Yes, there is a film called Зоя (or Zoya). It was made in 1944. It was directed ... | |
| An old Russian movie | 8/25/2009 |
| Q: My girlfriend told me about an old Russian movie she saw as a small child. It was black & white. ... A: It's still not enough. I searched, but couldn't find anything. I need either: more specific plot ... | |
| cinema (large screen) contributed to human enjoyment | 8/6/2009 |
| Q: I have problems with this question "How has the cinema (large screen) contributed to human ... A: I am somewhat confused by your question. If it's for a class, what is the subject of the class? ... | |
| male mermaid movie in the 70s | 4/11/2009 |
| Q: I have watched a movie that was shown in the theater in the mid 70s but I can not find it. The movie ... A: It's a film called ... | |
| ideology and marxism | 1/6/2009 |
| Q: I'm doing some research on 'how theories of ideology can help us understand film' and would love ... A: This is a really loaded question. It's common knowledge in Russia that Lenin believed cinema to be ... | |
| need to ask | 6/1/2008 |
| Q: I wan to know whats the factors & standards must be put in film makers mind to let the movies ... A: I apologize for not having responded sooner. I was on a European trip and could not access my ... | |
Ilya Simakov
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Expertise
I can answer your questions on Soviet/Russian film history (silent era through modern times), specific Soviet and Russian films (provided I've seen them), and contemporary state of Russian film production.
Experience
I grew up in Russia, received my Film Studies BA in the US, and have worked as director's assistant on several Moscow film productions.
Education/Credentials
BA in Film Studies from Connecticut College (New London, CT)
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