The Barber of Siberia

Original title: Sibirskiy tsiryulnik

1998
3h

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Julia Ormond and Oleg Menshikov in The Barber of Siberia (1998)

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.

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7.7/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations

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Julia Ormond

Dzheyn
(as Dzhuliya Ormond)

Oleg Menshikov

Tolstoy

Aleksey Petrenko

Radlov

Richard Harris

Makkreken
(as Richard Kharris)

Vladimir Ilin

Mokin

Marat Basharov

Polievskiy

Nikita Tatarenkov

Alibekov

Georgiy Dronov

Nazarov

Artyom Mikhalkov

Buturlin

Daniel Olbrychski

Kopnovskiy
(as Daniel Olbrykhskiy)

Marina Neyolova

Mat Tolstogo

Avangard Leontev

Dyadya Nikolya

Anna Mikhalkova

Dunyasha

Robert Hardy

Forsten
(as Robert Khardi)

Elizabeth Spriggs

Perepelkina
(as Elizabet Spriggs)

Nikita Mikhalkov

Imperator Aleksandr III

Isabelle Renauld

Imperatritsa
(as Ezabel Reno)

Evgeniy Steblov

Velikiy knyaz

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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

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10/10

Grrrrreat

I stumbled on this film one night on TV. I hadn't heard of it, but I got intrigued immediately. It was the long version, so it got quite late.

I didn't regret that one bit. It has a nice story thats seems to fit if you're willing to go along with it (one can always find a stick to beat the dog). It has witty, funny dialogs. Although it is a romantic story, it does not have the crappy all's well that ends well feel.

The 2 main characters are very well developed (in the version I saw), they are not clear cut, one dimensional. It is true that some other characters are bordering on the slapstick, but I feel this is not overdone. Somehow it balances really well.

Need I say more? Excellent entertainment (in my humble opinion).