Siberiade
- Vladimir Samoilov: Afanassi Ustjuschanin
- Vitaly Solomin: Nikolai Ustjuschanin
- Natalya Andreitschenko: Nastya Solomina
- Yevgeni Perov: Jerofei Solomin
- Mikhail Kononov: Rodion Klementyev
- Nikita Mikhalkov: Alexei Ustjuschanin (60 years)
- Ludmilla Gurchenko: Taja Solomina (60 years)
- Igor Ochlupin: Filipp Solomin
- Sergei Schakurow: Spiridon Solomin
- Pawel Kadotschnikow: Wetschny Ded
- Jelena Korenewa: Taja Solomina
Sibiriade (Russian Сибириада ) is a Soviet monumental epic about the history of the Soviet Union from 1979. It is visually stunning and is characterized by a particularly atmospheric music of Soviet composers Eduard Artemyev.
Action
It tells the story of two families, the rich and the poor Solomins Ustjuschanins, in the small Siberian village Jelan at which the change of time is shown. The first part " pierogi and bitter wine " starts in the Tsarist era, and extends up to the Second World War. The second part, "Give the way " is up to the then present day. The historical context is established using documentary insertions of Soviet history.
Main plot is the struggle for the production of oil, which is prevented by the, dreaded by the inhabitants " Devil 's mane ." The "Devil's Mane " is cause a huge impenetrable swamp gases whose confusion and hallucinations. Only with the latest technology the " devil mane " can be defeated.
Core message of the film is that the technique is necessary for humanity, and calls for their development so many victims. At the same time, the movie deals with already the consideration of the nature and cultural traditions of the people.
Others
The theatrical version is 275 minutes long, the German TV version is 199 minutes long. For individual scenes was deleted and shortened the documentary insertions.
At the International Film Festival in Cannes, he received the Special Jury Prize at large.
The soundtrack was released in 1979 as a record in France at " Le Chant du Monde".
With a techno version of the Russian leitmotif trance project PPK reached # 3 in the UK Top 40
As symbols for technology are among others a tracked vehicle GT- T, a tractor Stalinez 65 and a helicopter Mi-4 before.
The film takes several references to the Italian scholars, Tommaso Campanella and his book The sunshine state of 1623rd