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Ballad of Siberia (1948)

Ballad of Siberia poster
Original title
Сказание о земле Сибирской
Directed by
Ivan Pyryev
Genre
drama film, musical film, romance film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 54m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

After World War II, the development of Siberia is celebrated through song and romance. A wandering musician meets a woman in the vast Siberian landscape.

nostalgicpatrioticupbeatmusicalromanticgrandhopeful

What happens

The Ballad of Siberia (in Russian: Сказание о земле Сибирской, romanized: Skazanie o zemle sibirskoy), also known as Symphony of Life, produced by Mosfilm and released in 1948, was the Soviet Union's second color film (after The Stone Flower). It was directed by Ivan Pyryev and starred Vladimir Druzhnikov and Marina Ladynina. It is a Soviet style musical movie, full of songs, such as "The Wanderer", describing the development of Siberia after World War II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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