The Barber of Siberia / Сибирский цирюльник
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- History
Douglas is 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. Jane is his assistant. On her travels, she meets two men who would change her life forever: a handsome young cadet Andrej Tolstoy with whom she shares a fondness for opera, and the powerful General Radlov who is entranced by her beauty and wants to marry her.
The Barber of Siberia is a 1998 comedy-drama-romance film set in 1885 Russia, following an American entrepreneur and his assistant as they navigate business ambitions, forbidden love, and the machinations of a powerful general in the Siberian wilderness. Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, the film blends historical intrigue with personal drama across an expansive Russian landscape. Now available to stream, it offers a unique take on cross-cultural romance and ambition during the Tsarist era.
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Wide release in United States · Rated PG-13
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Julia OrmondJane Callahan
Oleg MenshikovAndré Tolstoi
Aleksey PetrenkoGeneral Radlov
Richard HarrisDouglas McCraken
Vladimir IlinCaptain Mokine
Marat BasharovPolievsky
Georgiy DronovNazarov
Nikita TatarenkovAlibekov
Artyom MikhalkovBoutourline
Daniel OlbrychskiKopnovsky
Marina NeyolovaAndré Tolstoï's mother
Avangard LeontyevAndré Tolstoi's uncle
Anna MikhalkovaDouniacha
Robert HardyForsten
Elizabeth SpriggsPerepiolkina
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When was The Barber of Siberia released?
The film was released on November 11, 1998.
What is the plot about?
An American entrepreneur and his assistant travel to Siberia in 1885 to sell an experimental steam-powered timber harvester. The assistant, Jane, becomes entangled in a love triangle between a young cadet and a powerful general who seeks her hand in marriage.
What genres does the film blend?
The Barber of Siberia combines comedy, drama, romance, and historical elements to tell its story of ambition and passion in Imperial Russia.
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