Matialth
Good concept, poorly executed.
CommentsXp
Best movie ever!
Beanbioca
As Good As It Gets
Dynamixor
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
Armand
A beautiful film. In fact, a travel in the heart of Russian spirit. Love, traditions, drama and memories. The subtle past, the gloomy present, gestures at pieces of an old mirror and drops of a old rain. A film about an age. Age of everybody with different nuances but warm ashes, with secrets and words transfigured in memory waters, with resignations and desires and snow of a personal past. It is easy to say: a splendid film. A film of Mihalkov. Good, precious and real. But it is more. It is the discover of yourself. It is a drama. It is a comedy. It is a kind of Proust's madlene. The director as the czar, Menshikov as the young cadet and Osmond - the foreign lady, who discover the roots of reality. A movie without public because each man, each woman is a character of this masterpiece about beauty, values and lost ages.
went
I like a lot of movie's , but The Barber of Siberia is to me a 10+ movie! An epic romance about lost love, betrayal and the human spirit.It is Nikita Mikhalkov's most ambitious film and first film shot in English. It's one of my favorite, absolutely brilliant, movie.Hertbreaking love story with Julia Ormond (as Jane) always in movement like a waltz that sometime turns into a polka and sometimes into a french cancan. Oleg Menshikov played the lead role in 17 films and worked with the most talented Russian directors.Oleg was born on November 8 1960 in Senpoukhov, Moscow.In 1981 he graduated from Chtepkine Drama School and started to perform on various stages, playing in The Idiot and Caligula(for which he was named Best Actor at Moscow Theatre Festival in 1991).In 1998 he accepted the Russian National Prize for his entire work in film.I visit Moscow ,special to see the shooting-location.The bridge over the Yauza (krasnokazarmennaja pl),the prison on misjudge per,Faleevskij per, the small street near Kremlin.Also Novodevitsje(the lake). For your interest; on DVD by RUSCICO, wildscreen.180 min, 16:9. Specials +++. also PAL. all region.
blentus
Saw it today (3 hour version), and loved it. Although I didn't expect much, I was pleasantly surprised with both the picture and the story.Quite many people gave bad reviews based on their 'political perception' of Russia in that period of time, but since movie was made like a fairy-tale comic tragedy, at no point of time did I even think "Is this true image of Russia from that time?" At the end of the day, this is not a documentary (nor was it intended to be) about Russia at the end of 19th century - it is just a story, and should be watched like a story.Acting was fantastic (I even liked Julia Ormond very much), shots were great, and altogether, this is a movie worth seeing.At least, you will experience emotions after you see it. You'll either like it, or hate it.
johnyzero_2000
I guess I'm an odd one for using the word "fun" to describe this movie but it's the only word I could think of after viewing the Barber of Siberia. BOS isn't the typical period piece, it's not stuffy like the English ones and it's not heavy handed like in your standard Russian flicks. It has something that a lot of period films lack, HUMOR! The movie doesn't take itself too seriously and it goes along at a very brisk pace. Julia Ormond is one of the most beautiful and talented actresses of all time and this is an excellent vehicle for her. I will say this isn't the movie for serious film snobs, it's very light and audience pleasing. I would recommend Barber of Siberia to anyone looking for something different.
