Tristan welcomes two guests to one episode for the first time: the husband-and-wife film historian, archivist, and curator duo of Tamara Shvediuk and Federico Striuli. The pair showcase spectacle with their five picks, from the féerie to chronicles of a significant political change.
Tamara has curated film programs for several events, including the Moscow International Festival of Archival Films and the Cinema Ritrovato film festival in Bologna. She also has collaborated with archives such as the Cinémathèque royale de Belgique, the Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum and the Cineteca di Bologna.
Federico holds a Ph.D. in Art History with a focus on Film Studies from the University Cà Foscari, Venice. He has lectured in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Poland, and Russia, and has curated film programs for prestigious festivals, including the Pordenone Silent Film Festival.
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Films and resources mentioned:

• Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1902) - Ferdinand Zecca
• Jack and the Beanstalk (1902) - Edwin S. Porter
• The Coronation of Edward VII (1902) - Georges Méliès
• Bradford Coronation Procession (1902) - Mitchell & Kenyon
• The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (1902) - Ferdinand Zecca and Lucien Nonguet
• The Ring (1927) - Alfred Hitchcock
• Serenade to the Moon (1902) - unknown
• The Fairy of the Stars (1902) - unknown
• A Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges Méliès
• The Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. Porter
• Mary Jane's Mishap (1903) - George Albert Smith
• Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison (1901) - Edwin S. Porter
• The Story of Victorian Film - Bryony Dixon