Only in Hollywood

When Joan Borsten married actor Oleg Vidov, also known as “the
Soviet Robert Redford,” he introduced her to beautiful Soviet
animations created in Moscow’s Soyuzmultfilm studio, like Hedgehog
in the Fog, by Yuri Norstein. Joan and Oleg eventually acquired the
rights to distribute the films outside of the former Soviet Union.
One day, Joan realized someone was undercutting their business, and
she devised a very Hollywood solution. We talk with Joan Borsten,
Andre Violentyev, and former FBI Special Agent and current private
investigator, Jake Schmidt.  You can learn more about Joan
Borsten’s late husband, “the Soviet Robert Redford” in her new
documentary, based on his autobiography. It’s called “The Oleg
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