Ballad of Siberia
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The Ballad of Siberia from Mosfilm
(1947) is Soviet Union
's second color film (after The Stone Flower
), directed by Ivan Pyryev
, starring Vladimir Druzhnikov
and Marina Ladynina.
It is a musical
movie Soviet style, full of songs, such as The Wanderer, describing the development of Siberia
after World War II
.
was made two years later by the same director and cast.
This movie also became popular in Japan, so it gave influence to the Utagoe Movement and Utagoe coffeehouse
in the 1950s, eventually leading to the Karaoke phenomenon in the 1970s.
Mosfilm
Mosfilm is a film studio, which is often described as the largest and oldest in Russia and in Europe. Its output includes most of the more widely-acclaimed Soviet films, ranging from works by Tarkovsky and Eisenstein , to Red Westerns, to the Akira Kurosawa co-production and the epic Война и Мир...
(1947) is Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
's second color film (after The Stone Flower
The Stone Flower
The Stone Flower is a 1946 Soviet fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko. It was the Soviet Union's first color film shot on AgfaColor negative film seized in Germany, and was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival...
), directed by Ivan Pyryev
Ivan Pyryev
Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyryev , served as Director of the Mosfilm studios and was, for a time, the most influential man in the Soviet motion picture industry.Pyryev was born in Kamen-na-Obi, now Altai Krai, Russia...
, starring Vladimir Druzhnikov
Vladimir Druzhnikov
Vladimir Druzhnikov was a Soviet actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1945 and 1992.-Selected filmography:* The Great Glinka * The Stone Flower * Ballad of Siberia...
and Marina Ladynina.
It is a musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
movie Soviet style, full of songs, such as The Wanderer, describing the development of Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Cast
- Vladimir Druzhnikov, as Andrey
- Marina Ladynina, as Natasha
- Vladimir Zeldin, as Boris
- Vera Vacilyevna, as Nastya
- Boris Andreyev, as Yakob Burmak
Songs
It is a musical movie, full of songs, old and new.- The Song of the Siberian Earth (Words by Yevgeniy DolmatovskyYevgeniy DolmatovskyYevgeniy Aronovich Dolmatovsky was a Soviet poet and a Russian popular song lyricist. He was born and died in Moscow.-Examples of his songs:* Ballad of the Siberian Land - 1947* Yearning for the Motherland - 1948* Song of the Forests （music by Domitri Shostakovich, Opus 81） - 1949** The Pioneers...
, Music by Nikolai Kryukov) - The Hymn to Siberia (Words by Yevgeniy Dolmatovsky, Music by Nikolai Kryukov)
- The WandererPo dikim stepyam ZabaikalyaPo dikim stepyam Zabaikalya translated Along the wild steppes of Transbaikalia is a Russian folk song. The song is also known as Brodyaga - The wanderer. It was composed by convicts in Siberia, but at the beginning of the 20 century it was published and recorded...
(in )
Influence
This film was so successful that a second color musical film, Cossacks of the KubanCossacks of the Kuban
The Cossack of the Kuban from Mosfilm is a color film, glorifying the life of the farmers in the kolkhoz of the Soviet Union's Kuban region, directed by Ivan Pyryev and starring Marina Ladynina, his wife at that time.-Cast:* Marina Ladynina, as Galina...
was made two years later by the same director and cast.
This movie also became popular in Japan, so it gave influence to the Utagoe Movement and Utagoe coffeehouse
Utagoe coffeehouse
refers to the type of coffeehouses that featured the customers' joining in singing songs together, which was very popular in Japan in ca. 1955-1975....
in the 1950s, eventually leading to the Karaoke phenomenon in the 1970s.
See also
- Cinema of the Soviet UnionCinema of the Soviet UnionThe cinema of the Soviet Union, not to be confused with "Cinema of Russia" despite Russian language films being predominant in both genres, includes several film contributions of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union reflecting elements of their pre-Soviet culture, language and history,...
- Cinema of RussiaCinema of RussiaThe cinema of Russia began in the Russian Empire, widely developed under the Soviet and in the years following the fall of the Soviet system, the Russian film industry would remain internationally recognised...
- Utagoe coffeehouseUtagoe coffeehouserefers to the type of coffeehouses that featured the customers' joining in singing songs together, which was very popular in Japan in ca. 1955-1975....
- KaraokeKaraokeis a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...