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Sibirskiy tsiryulnik (1998)
a 10 for 1 of my favorite movie.
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.
Funny Girl (1968)
To me Funny Girl is a 10+ movie
To me FUNNY GIRL is a 10+ movie. My great great hobby!!.I collected 100 and more items about this musical..... "Overture, miss Brice!..On stage!..", in the Broadway-play .Film overture.."Hello,gorgeous!" and there she was "FUNNY GIRL". A talented newcomer plays a girl bound for stardom becomes a star herself, winning the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actress. It is kind of funny how someone can become so obsessed by just one particular movie.And not to mention for such a long period of time, for 39 years to be exact.I very interested in this movie and it became a great passion of me. It is my GREAT(!) hobby and I have build up quit a diverse collection of items regarding the movie.It's an American fairy tale come true. It's Fanny Brice and Barbra Streisand portrays her after performance she made famous on Broaway.Barbra's bravura performance makes the movie an unforgettable musical classic. FUNNY GIRL is a musical comedy with a little bit of everything. A classic motion picture in the grand Hollywood tradition- with a timeless charm all its own.Whether belting out such classics as People, I'm the greatest star and My Man. The production was produced by Ray Stark ( the son-in low of Fanny Brice). Barbra about Fanny;"We're very much alike. It's like me talking .Like Miss Brice,I find it hard to take advice from anyone".The premiere at New York's Criteroin Theatre on September 18 1968 was clearly a Streiand triumph. After seeing FUNNY GIRL, I also got interested in Miss Fanny Brice and I also collect items regarding her. Note: FUNNY GIRL on DVD in widescreen completely remastered; special features Barbra in Movie land, This is Streisand, Song Highlights, Filmgraphies. Later Barbra Streisand is back as fanny Brice in FUNNY LADY.As said before, after seeing Funny Girl,I also got interested in Miss FANNY BRICE and made up a official website about her on WWW.BRICE.NL. .See the IMDb FANNY BRICE-page. The real talent of FANNY BRICE can best seen in the movie "BE YOURSELF"(1928) which is available on DVD,region free.