
The Barber of Siberia (Nikita Mikhalkov; 1998)
06/07/18 • 62 min
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Tracy Tanoff, podcaster, literature fan, and period drama connoisseur, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this sprawling late 1990s epic from the director of the 1994 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film winner Burnt by the Sun.
The Barber of Siberia stars Julia Ormond, Oleg Menshikov, Alexei Petrenko, and Richard Harris.
SPOILERS from about 12 minutes in until the end.
CONTENT WARNING: a rape, while not depicted on screen, is a plot element.
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Tracy Tanoff, podcaster, literature fan, and period drama connoisseur, joins Ally Pitts to discuss this sprawling late 1990s epic from the director of the 1994 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film winner Burnt by the Sun.
The Barber of Siberia stars Julia Ormond, Oleg Menshikov, Alexei Petrenko, and Richard Harris.
SPOILERS from about 12 minutes in until the end.
CONTENT WARNING: a rape, while not depicted on screen, is a plot element.
If you enjoyed this episode, please follow and rate us on Podchaser: www.podchaser.com/russophilesunitemoviepodcast
Support the show/fund Ally's caffeine habit at: ko-fi.com/russophilesunite
Please check out Tracy's blog here: http://pleasureinagoodnovel.blogspot.co.uk/
Russophiles Unite's intro music is Cold by Sasha Ilyukevich and the Highly Skilled Migrants.
You can find more of their music at: thehighlyskilledmigrants.bandcamp.com/ or: open.spotify.com/artist/1cXWmfhuDWyfKfsYADk96F
If you'd like to get in touch and tell us what you thought of the film and/or the podcast episode, it would be great to hear from you! Here are some ways you can do that:
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Email: [email protected]
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Expect SPOILERS from about 7 minutes in until the end.
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SPOILERS from about 23 minutes in until the end.
The Sun stars Issei Ogata and Robert Dawson.
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The show's intro music is Cold by Sasha Ilyukevich and the Highly Skilled Migrants.
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If you'd like to get in touch and tell us what you thought of the film and/or the podcast episode, it would be great to hear from you! Here are some ways you can do that:
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