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Jazzman

Original title: My iz dzhaza
  • 1983
  • PG
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
923
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Nikolay Averyushkin, Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy, Igor Sklyar, and Elena Tsyplakova in Jazzman (1983)
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A music student is expelled from school because he loves jazz, a kind of music that represents the US capitalism. He hires two street musicians to form a Dixie band, and goes from one city t... Read allA music student is expelled from school because he loves jazz, a kind of music that represents the US capitalism. He hires two street musicians to form a Dixie band, and goes from one city to another trying to gain fame.A music student is expelled from school because he loves jazz, a kind of music that represents the US capitalism. He hires two street musicians to form a Dixie band, and goes from one city to another trying to gain fame.

  • Director
    • Karen Shakhnazarov
  • Writers
    • Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
    • Karen Shakhnazarov
  • Stars
    • Igor Sklyar
    • Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy
    • Nikolay Averyushkin
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    923
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Karen Shakhnazarov
    • Writers
      • Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
      • Karen Shakhnazarov
    • Stars
      • Igor Sklyar
      • Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy
      • Nikolay Averyushkin
    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Jazzman (1983)
    Igor Sklyar and Elena Tsyplakova in Jazzman (1983)
    Nikolay Averyushkin and Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy in Jazzman (1983)
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    Igor Sklyar in Jazzman (1983)
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    Nikolay Averyushkin and Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy in Jazzman (1983)
    Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy in Jazzman (1983)
    Nikolay Averyushkin and Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy in Jazzman (1983)
    Nikolay Averyushkin, Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy, Pyotr Shcherbakov, and Igor Sklyar in Jazzman (1983)

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    Igor Sklyar
    Igor Sklyar
    • Kostya Ivanov
    Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy
    Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy
    • Stepan Grushko
    Nikolay Averyushkin
    Nikolay Averyushkin
    • Zhura Ryabov
    Pyotr Shcherbakov
    Pyotr Shcherbakov
    • Ivan Bavurin
    Elena Tsyplakova
    Elena Tsyplakova
    • Katya Bobrova
    Evgeniy Evstigneev
    Evgeniy Evstigneev
    • 'Papa'
    Leonid Kuravlyov
    Leonid Kuravlyov
    • Samsonov
    Borislav Brondukov
    Borislav Brondukov
    • Kolbashev
    • (as Boryslav Brondukov)
    Larisa Dolina
    Larisa Dolina
    • Klementina Fernandes
    Yuriy Vasilev
    Yuriy Vasilev
    • Orlov
    Nikolay Kochegarov
    Nikolay Kochegarov
    • Sekreter Samsonova
    • (as N. Kochegarov)
    Pyotr Merkurev
    Pyotr Merkurev
    • Yegor
    • (as P. Merkuryev)
    Yuri Gusev
    Yuri Gusev
    • Mafiozi
    • (as Yu. Gusev)
    Irina Mazur
    Irina Mazur
    • sputnitsa 'Papy'
    • (as I. Mazur)
    Boris Gitin
    Boris Gitin
    • Chlen komissii
    • (as B. Gitin)
    Vladimir Aleksandrov
    Vladimir Aleksandrov
    • Bandit v restorane
    • (as V. Aleksandrov)
    Vitaly Bobrov
    Vitaly Bobrov
    • kapitan Kolbashev
    • (as V. Bobrov)
    Georgy Bakhchiyev
      • Director
        • Karen Shakhnazarov
      • Writers
        • Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
        • Karen Shakhnazarov
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      User reviews5

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      10/10
      Russian director Karen Shaknazarov makes a brilliant film about Jazz music
      It is rather unfortunate that not much is known about the influence of music in Russia and East European countries.The theme of films about music has remained a rather ignored genre as very few films have been made about music in the history of Russian and East European cinema.We are Jazzmen is a brilliant Russian film which makes a valiant attempt at filling that void.It is hoped that it will give both cinema viewers and music lovers a fairly good idea about the state of music in the former Soviet republic.It is a film directed by a well known Russian director Mr.Karen Shaknazarov who has made light films in his short albeit outstanding career.We are Jazzmen is set in Odessa and is about three young people who would like to make a mark on the country's musical scene.Russian director Karen Shaknazarov has set his film in 1920s which was a time when all kinds of good music used to flourish in Russia.Jazz music is at the center stage and the narrative structure is based on the premise that Jazz music was considered as a bourgeois art by Soviet people.There are plenty of lovely jazz tunes to be heard as one of the band members decides to prove that Jazz music is an art form of the masses as the struggle of black people in America was characterized was Jazz music.Although this film was made in 1983 it has not lost its relevance as it gives viewers a fresh idea about Russian cinema which has been trying to regain its lost glory.Film critic Lalit Rao got a chance to see this film and interview Russian director Karen Shaknazarov when a retrospective of his films was shown at 13th International Film Festival of Kerala,Trivandrum,India (December 2008)
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      • Release date
        • June 6, 1983 (Soviet Union)
      • Country of origin
        • Soviet Union
      • Official site
        • Mosfilm [rus]
      • Language
        • Russian
      • Also known as
        • Jazzmen
      • Production company
        • Mosfilm
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 29 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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