Leo Records: Strictly for Our Friends

Overview

In 1973, Leonid Samuilovich flees the USSR and lands a job at the BBC in London. Five years later, radio host Alexei Leonidov starts releasing clandestine recordings smuggled from totalitarian countries via intricate cloak-and-dagger operations. Today, 86-year-old music producer Leo Feigin sits on top of over 30.000 LPs, contemplating on the meaning of his work amidst the grim outlook of new Iron Curtains. Leo Records is a symbol of musical resistance against authoritarian regimes and a pioneer of what we now know as avant-garde.

Release date

Nov 1, 2024

Rating

0 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 10 minutes

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Leo Feigin
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Lora Denisenko
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Alex Kan
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Ioana Grigore
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Cecil Taylor
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Sergei Kuryokhin
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Vladimir Chekasin
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Vladimir Tarasov
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Vyacheslav Ganelin
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Carolyn Hume
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Paul May
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Crew

Ioana Grigore
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Role: Director
Ioana Grigore
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Role: Writer
Cristian Georgescu
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Role: Editor
Marcian Lazar
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Role: Producer
Matei Vasilache
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Role: Sound Designer
Paul Chirila
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Role: Director of Photography
Ioana Grigore
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Role: Director of Photography
Iulia Weiss
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Role: Executive Producer
Ioana Grigore
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Role: Executive Producer