We Are from Jazz
We Are from Jazz (Russian: Мы из джаза, romanized: My iz dzhaza) is a 1983 Soviet comedy musical film by Karen Shahnazarov.
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| Directed by | Karen Shahnazarov |
| Produced by | Konstantin Forostenko |
| Written by | Aleksandr Borodyansky Karen Shahnazarov |
| Starring | Igor Sklyar Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyorny |
| Music by | Anatoli Kroll (conductor) Mark Minkov (composer) Ella Zelentsova (sound) |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Shevtsik |
| Edited by | Lidiya Milioti |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
A student is expelled from music school because he loves jazz, and jazz at that time (film represents 1920s) is a kind of music that represents USA capitalism. He hires two street musicians to form a band, and goes from one city to another trying to gain fame.
Cast
- Igor Sklyar as Konstantin Ivanov
- Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyorny as Stepan Arkadyevich Grushko
- Nikolai Averyushkin as Georgy (Jora) Ryabov
- Pyotr Shcherbakov as Ivan Ivanovich Bavurin
- Yelena Tsyplakova as Katya Bobrova (aka Isabella Fox)
- Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev as Papa, pickpocket and jazz lover
- Leonid Kuravlyov as Samsonov, head of the Association of proletarian musicians
- Borislav Brondukov as fake of Captain Kolbasyev
- Larisa Dolina as Clementine Fernandez, Cuban singer
- Yuri Vasilyev as Orlov, jazz band leader
- Alexander Pyatkov as Yaryshkin, waiter
Interesting facts
- The film was distribution leader in the USSR in 1983 with 17.1 million viewers.
- The historical records of music of the 1920s were used in the filming.
- The role of Kostya Ivanov was originally intended for Dmitry Kharatyan. Yevgeny Dvorzhetsky and Mikhail Shirvindt were also auditioned for the role.
- Lyubov Polishchuk was auditioned for the role of Clementine.
- Nikolai Yeremenko Jr. and Leonid Yarmolnik were auditioned for the role of Stepan.
- The operator Vladimir Shevtsik sings for the role of Alexander Pankratov-Cherny in the film.
- Larisa Dolina was in the fifth month of pregnancy during the filming.[1][2]
References
- "Мы из джаза". kinopoisk.ru.
- "We are from Jazz". vokrug.tv.
External links
- We Are from Jazz on IMDb
- We Are from Jazz at AllMovie
- We Are From Jazz online at official Mosfilm site (with English subtitles)
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