Siberiade
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| Directed by | Andrei Konchalovsky |
| Written by | Andrei Konchalovsky Valentin Ezhov |
| Starring | Natalya Andrejchenko Nikita Mikhalkov Vitali Solomin Vladimir Samojlov |
| Release date(s) | 1979 |
| Running time | 275 min. (4-part) |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian / German |
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Siberiade (Orig. Sibiriada / Сибириада) is a Soviet film epic of 1979 in four parts. It is directed by Andrei Konchalovsky who is well known in the west for films such as Tango and Cash. The leading roles were played by the celebrated Soviet actors Nikita Mikhalkov and Lyudmila Gurchenko.
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[edit] Plot
The small village of Yelan (Елань) has lain hidden in the Siberian backwoods since time immemorial.
Siberiade revolves around two families, the Solomins and the Ustyuzhanins, who live in Yelan and who have been feuding for as long as anyone can remember. The Solomins, tended to be quite wealthy, but the Ustyuzhanins poor, so that when the Russian Revolution comes along, the Solomins refuse to acknowledge it (Siberia was the White Army's centre of operations). Nikolai Ustyuzhanin is a lone warrior against them. However, it will take a new generation of the two families to resolve this conflict, and set all right.
Towards the end of the film (the 1970s), Yelan is no longer a remote village, because the area is found to be full of oil, and this brings in new people, expansion etc to it, which in itself causes problems.
[edit] Cast
- Vladimir Samojlov
- Vitali Solomin as Nikolai Ustyuzhanin
- Nikita Mikhalkov as Aleksey Ustyuzhanin
- Natalya Andrejchenko as Anastasya Solomina
- Pavel Kadochnikov as Eternal Grandfather
- Sergei Shakurov as Spiridon Solomin
- Lyudmila Gurchenko as Taya Solomina
- Igor Okhlupin as Philip Solomin
- Yevgeni Perov as Yerotei Solomin
- Vladimir Simonov as Afanasy Ustyuzhanin
- Ivan Dmitriyev as Blinov
- Mikhail Kononov as Rodion Klimentov
- Ruslan Miqaberidze as Tofik Rustamov
- Maksim Munzuk as Fedyka
- Nikolai Skorobogatov as Yermolai
- Konstantin Grigoryev
- Yelena Koreneva
- Yevgeni Leonov-Gladyshev
- Vladimir Levitan
- Leonid Pleshakov
- Vadim Vilsky
[edit] Film details
- Director: Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky
- Studio: Mosfilm
- Prizes: Special Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival
[edit] Trivia
Eduard Artemyev's theme from the movie was covered by the Russian trance act PPK and, issued under the title ResuRection in August 2002, rocketed to #3 in the UK Singles Chart.
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