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The Barber of Siberia

Original title: Sibirskiy tsiryulnik
  • 19981998
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
12K
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Julia Ormond and Oleg Menshikov in The Barber of Siberia (1998)
ComedyDramaHistory
At the turn of the century, a young Russian cadet falls in love with an American beauty, endangering his career and even their lives.At the turn of the century, a young Russian cadet falls in love with an American beauty, endangering his career and even their lives.At the turn of the century, a young Russian cadet falls in love with an American beauty, endangering his career and even their lives.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
12K
YOUR RATING
    • Nikita Mikhalkov
    • Nikita Mikhalkov(story)
    • Rustam Ibragimbekov(screenplay)
    • Rospo Pallenberg(in cooperation with)
  • Stars
    • Julia Ormond
    • Oleg Menshikov
    • Aleksey Petrenko
    • Nikita Mikhalkov
    • Nikita Mikhalkov(story)
    • Rustam Ibragimbekov(screenplay)
    • Rospo Pallenberg(in cooperation with)
  • Stars
    • Julia Ormond
    • Oleg Menshikov
    • Aleksey Petrenko
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    • 81User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Aleksey Petrenko in The Barber of Siberia (1998)
    Oleg Menshikov in The Barber of Siberia (1998)
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    Julia Ormond
    Julia Ormond
    • Dzheyn
    • (as Dzhuliya Ormond)
    Oleg Menshikov
    Oleg Menshikov
    • Tolstoy
    Aleksey Petrenko
    Aleksey Petrenko
    • Radlov
    Richard Harris
    Richard Harris
    • Makkreken
    • (as Richard Kharris)
    Vladimir Ilin
    Vladimir Ilin
    • Mokin
    Marat Basharov
    • Polievskiy
    Nikita Tatarenkov
    • Alibekov
    Georgiy Dronov
    Georgiy Dronov
    • Nazarov
    Artyom Mikhalkov
    Artyom Mikhalkov
    • Buturlin
    Daniel Olbrychski
    Daniel Olbrychski
    • Kopnovskiy
    • (as Daniel Olbrykhskiy)
    Marina Neyolova
    Marina Neyolova
    • Mat Tolstogo
    Avangard Leontev
    Avangard Leontev
    • Dyadya Nikolya
    Anna Mikhalkova
    Anna Mikhalkova
    • Dunyasha
    Robert Hardy
    Robert Hardy
    • Forsten
    • (as Robert Khardi)
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    • Perepelkina
    • (as Elizabet Spriggs)
    Nikita Mikhalkov
    Nikita Mikhalkov
    • Imperator Aleksandr III
    Isabelle Renauld
    Isabelle Renauld
    • Imperatritsa
    • (as Ezabel Reno)
    Evgeniy Steblov
    Evgeniy Steblov
    • Velikiy knyaz
      • Nikita Mikhalkov
      • Nikita Mikhalkov(story) (screenplay)
      • Rustam Ibragimbekov(screenplay)
      • Rospo Pallenberg(in cooperation with)
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    • Trivia
      The winter in 1997 was uncommonly snowless and warm, but the movie makers wanted to film snowy Moscow streets and the Kremlin. So they used hundreds of tons of artificial snow.
    • Goofs
      In a scene which takes place in 1905, a US flag is seen with 50 stars. The correct flag would have 45 Stars.
    • Quotes

      Dzheyn: I'm one of those women your mother must have warned you about.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Other Day 1961-2003: Our Era: Namedni 1999 (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Piano Concerto no. 23
      Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    User reviews81

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    9/10
    Critics despise it, I loved it!
    I must have an extremely bad taste. Most professional critics have written devastating comments on this film. I just loved it, all 180 minutes of it! Of course, according to the books, you should not mix slapstick and serious drama. Mikhalkov does it and the result completely vindicates him, I feel. Critics should not forget that cinema is about entertainment. Critics blame Mikhalkov because he did not make another high brow artistic film like « Burnt by the sun », but "prostituted" his talent by bowing to the Hollywood taste. I liked both films evenly well, different as they are. Critics say Mikhalkov presented a phony image of old Russia. Of course his billboard image of tsarist Russia is not devoid of clichés and camp, but what a glorious camp it is! Mikhalkov is accused of painting a much too rosy picture of old Russia. But are the Russians (and other people) not entitled to some glimpses of the beautiful Russia that could have been, but somehow never seems able to materialize in this century of gloom ? The critics point out that the film has a lot of formal weaknesses. To the heck with the critics ! The film may not have a very deep message, but I think it illustrates, in a poetic way, the difficulty Russians and Westerners have at understanding each other. Either you love this film, or you ‘d better leave it . When you look at the vote results, you see three quarters of those who voted on this film adore it (scores 8-10), while the others loathe it (scores 1-4). Apparently it is a film you can't be indifferent to.
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    • radlov
    • Sep 10, 1999

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    • Release date
      • February 20, 1999 (Russia)
      • Russia
      • France
      • Italy
      • Czech Republic
      • Russian
      • English
      • French
      • German
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    • Filming locations
      • Portugal
    • Production companies
      • Studio Trite
      • Caméra One
      • France 2 Cinéma
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    • 3 hours
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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