Ballad of Siberia
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Directed by | Ivan Pyryev |
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Cinematography | Valentin Pavlov |
Edited by | Anna Kulganek |
Music by | Nikolai Kryukov |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
The Ballad of Siberia(inRussian:Сказание о земле Сибирской,romanized:Skazanie o zemle sibirskoy), also known asSymphony of Life,[1][2]produced byMosfilmand released in 1948, was theSoviet Union's second color film (afterThe Stone Flower). It was directed byIvan Pyryevand starredVladimir DruzhnikovandMarina Ladynina.
It is a Soviet stylemusicalmovie, full of songs, such as "The Wanderer", describing the development ofSiberiaafterWorld War II.
Synopsis
[edit]Pianist Andrei Balashov (Vladimir Druzhnikov) after being wounded at the front during theGreat Patriotic Warloses the opportunity to earnestly pursue music due to a hand injury. Without saying goodbye to his friends and his beloved Natasha (Marina Ladynina), he goes to Siberia. He works on the construction of a plant, and in the evenings sings in ateahouse.By chance, weather conditions force the plane with Andrey's friends, Boris Olenich (Vladimir Zeldin) and Natasha, who are flying to a competition abroad, to land at the airport near the building of the plant. Andrey meets them and it changes his life. He travels to the Arctic and inspired by the heroic labor of the builders to write a symphonicoratorio"Ballad of Siberia", which receives universal recognition.
Cast
[edit]- Vladimir Druzhnikovas Andrei Nikolayevich Balashov
- Marina Ladyninaas Natasha Pavlovna Malinina
- Boris Andreyevas Yakov Zakharonovich Burmak
- Vera Vasilevaas Nastenka Petrovna Gusenkova
- Sergei Kalinin as Kornei Nefedovich Zavorin
- Yelena Savitskayaas Kapitolina Kondratyevna
- Vladimir Zeldinas Boris Olenich
- Mikhail Sidorkinas Sergei Tomakurov
- Grigoriy Shpigelas Grigori "Grisha" Galadya
Songs
[edit]It is a musical movie, with songs both old and new. The most notable songs are:
- "The Song of the Siberian Earth" (words byYevgeniy Dolmatovsky,music by Nikolai Kryukov)
- "The Hymn to Siberia" (words by Yevgeniy Dolmatovsky, music by Nikolai Kryukov)
- "The Wanderer"(inRussian:Бродяга)
Influence
[edit]This film was so successful that a second color musical film,Cossacks of the Kuban,was made two years later by the same director and cast.
This movie also became popular in Japan. It gave influence to theUtagoe MovementandUtagoe coffeehousein the 1950s, eventually leading to theKaraokephenomenon in the 1970s.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Lars Karl, Pavel Skopal (2015).Cinema in Service of the State: Perspectives on Film Culture in the GDR and Czechoslovakia, 1945-1960.Berghahn Books. p. 254.ISBN978-1-782-38997-2.
- ^Dorota Ostrowska, Francesco Pitassio, Zsuzsanna Varga (2017).Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories.I.B.Tauris.ISBN978-1-786-72239-3.
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:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^Utagoe Cafes in Tokyo
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