The Barber of Siberia (1998) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Sibirskiy Tsiryulnik (The Barber of Siberia)
Year
1998
Running time
169 min.
Country
Russia
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Co-production Russia-France-Italy-Czech Republic;
Genre
Synopsis
Richard Harris stars as a foreign entrepreneur, who ventures to Russia in 1885 with dreams of selling a new, experimental steam-driven timber harvester in the wilds of Siberia. Julia Ormond portrays his assistant, who falls in love with a young Russian officer, played by Russian star Oleg Menshikov, and spends the next 10 years perfecting the harvester and pursuing her love, who has been exiled to Siberia.
Rankings Position
Awards
1999: Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection (Out of Competition)
Critics' reviews
- "The scope of the story and its imense visual splendour leave little room for any human touches or emotion, which leaves the film lacking in soul."
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