The Barber of Siberia (1998)

Original title

Сибирский цирюльник

Directed by

Nikita Mikhalkov

Genre

comedy drama, romance film, historical film

Country

Russia, France, Italy, United States

Runtime

3h

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 157 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Russian cadet falls for a visiting American woman in tsarist-era Russia. Their romance is complicated by cultural misunderstandings and military duty.

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What happens

The Barber of Siberia (Russian: Сибирский цирюльник, translit. Sibirskiy tsiryulnik) is a 1998 Russian drama film that re-united the Academy Award-winning team of director, writer, producer and actor Nikita Mikhalkov, screenwriter Rustam Ibragimbekov and producer Michel Seydoux. It was screened out of competition at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was disqualified for not getting a print to Los Angeles in time as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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