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The Barber of Siberia 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…
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In 1990s Eastern Europe it was quite common for the people to blame Communist past for all their present day problems. On the other hand, people also tended to idealise more distant historical periods before Communist takeover, often seen as some sort of long lost golden ages that should be brought back. Russia wasn’t an exception to such trend. The career of famous film director Nikita Mikhalkov reflected it. In 19…More
