The Barber of Siberia
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Barber of Siberia |
| Original title | Сибирский цирюльник |
| Country of production |
France Russia Italy Czech Republic |
| original language | Russian |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| length | 180 (TV version 275) minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Nikita Mikhalkov |
| script | Nikita Michalkow Rustam Ibragimbekow |
| production | Nikita Mikhalkov |
| music | Eduard Artemjew |
| camera | Pavel Lebeshew |
| cut | Enzo Meniconi |
| occupation | |
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The Barber of Siberia ( Russian Сибирский цирюльник Sibirski zirjulnik , German 'Siberian Barber' ) is a Russian film from 1998. Nikita Michalkow directed the film and wrote the script together with Rustam Ibragimbekow .
The film opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1999.
action
In 1885, the American Jane Callahan traveled to Russia to play a decoy for the inventor McCracken. McCracken, who works on a logging machine (the "Barber of Siberia") needs the favor and support of General Radlov to finance his project. Jane is supposed to ensnare the army representative, but falls in love with the young cadet Andrei Tolstoy, whom she accidentally meets on the train on arrival. The cadet and general are at the same officers' school and there is a scandal when they both court the young woman. Tolstoy is exiled to Siberia after publicly insulting the general . Jane follows him ten years later, but only discovers his house and family.
Reviews
"Nostalgic love story of national greatness'"
"Passionate love epic"
Awards
The Russian Guild of Film Critics awarded Vladimir Ilyin as Best Supporting Actor from.
The film was Russia's nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1999 Academy Awards , but it was neither nominated nor awarded.
Web links
- The Barber of Siberia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg Germany: The list of Cannes films. In: SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved April 23, 2016 .