Letter from Siberia (1958)
Lettre de Sibérie (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 2min
- Documentary
- 29 Oct 1958 (France)
- Movie
A witty examination of life and culture in Siberia.
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Georges Rouquier | ... |
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Directed by
| Chris Marker | ||
Written by
| Chris Marker | ... | () |
Produced by
| Anatole Dauman | ... | producer |
Music by
| Pierre Barbaud | ... | (original music) |
Cinematography by
| Sacha Vierny | ||
Editing by
| Anne Sarraute | ||
Sound Department
| Robert Hamard | ... | sound |
| René Louge | ... | sound |
| René Renault | ... | sound |
Music Department
| Georges Delerue | ... | conductor |
| Ella Timourkhan | ... | musician |
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| Arcady | ... | animation sequences |
| Armand Gatti | ... | documentation |
| André Pierrard | ... | organisator |
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- New Yorker Films (1970) (United States) (English narration)
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- Studios Marignan (sound post-production)
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A traveler goes on a journey through the vast territory and isolated villages of Siberia, recording his observations on its people and places, wildlife and culture. Urbanization, reckless deforestation and the demise of the wooly mammoth all fall under his critical gaze. Written by MUBI |
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| Movie Connections | Referenced in Cinemania (2002). See more » |
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Narrator:
[Opening lines]
I'm writing you this letter from a distant land. Its name is Siberia. For most of us, that name suggests nothing but a frozen devil's island. And for the Czarist general Andreyevich, it was the biggest vacant lot in the world. Fortunately, there are more things on heaven and earth than any general, Siberian or not, has ever dreamed of. See more » |