
Petroff, an officer in the Imperial Russian Army, is in love with Sonia, a schoolteacher who casts her lot with revolutionaries. During a time of suppression, she is exiled with her brother to Siberia.


Is Siberia (1926) a lost treasure of the silent era or a frozen relic of outdated politics? Short answer: It is a visual triumph that survives its own clunky melodrama. This film is for the silent cinema devotee who craves atmospheric scale and practical effects; it is not for the viewer who demands historical nuance o...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Victor Schertzinger

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"Is Siberia (1926) a lost treasure of the silent era or a frozen relic of outdated politics? Short answer: It is a visual triumph that survives its own clunky melodrama. This film is for the silent cinema devotee who craves atmospheric scale and practical effects; it is not for the viewer who demands historical nuance or a subtle, gray-shaded antagonist.The film presents a world of sharp contrasts, where the warmth of a secret romance must compete with the literal and metaphorical cold of a natio..."
Bartley Campbell, Nicholas Dunaew, Eve Unsell
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