- The film was jointly filmed by France and Russia, but 70% of the lines were in English, which were translated by the director himself.
- Although the film was criticized as a Hollywood movie in a Russian coat, the film was not released in American theaters.
- Director Nikita Mikhalkov made a friendly cameo in the role of Tsar Alexander III in the film.
- The actors who play the officers in the film all underwent three months of military training at the Army Officers' School in Kostroma, in full compliance with the late 19th century rules of military exercises and guard duties.
- All the utensils in the film are made to order by Czech glassmakers.
- The winter of 1997 was unusual, with no snow and a warm climate, but the filmmakers wanted to film the snow-covered streets of Moscow and the Kremlin, so they used hundreds of thousands of tons of artificial snow.
- During the filming of the Shrovetide scene, the temperature of the lake surface rose to 12 degrees Celsius, and the ice on the lake could crack at any time because it could not bear the weight of the actors and props, so the staff spread dry ice on it and kept using liquid nitrogen to keep it in place. Cool down .
The Barber of Siberia behind the scenes gags
2022-04-10 08:01
Extended Reading
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Benjamin 2022-04-18 09:01:20
I don't understand this fiery life. Saying "Nevermore" is not true. The good times will never return, but year after year, the same vitality will flow through the young eyes of the next generation. The part of Tolstoy's comrades seeing him off is probably only understood by men.
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Romaine 2022-04-16 09:01:09
Love is still too charming as long as you are willing to wait
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Dzheyn: I'm one of those women your mother must have warned you about.