Music ·Comedy · Soviet Union · 1983 · 1h 29m

We're from Jazz

Мы из джаза

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Director
Karen Shakhnazarov
Cast
Igor Sklyar as Kostya Ivanov Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy as Stepan Grushko Nikolai Averyushkin as Zhura Ryabov Pyotr Shcherbakov as Ivan Bavurin Elena Tsyplakova as Katya Bobrova Evgeniy Evstigneev as 'Papa'
Crew
Vladimir Shevtsik — Director of Photography Lidiya Milioti — Editor Anatoli Kroll — Original Music Composer Karen Shakhnazarov — Writer Aleksandr Borodyanskiy — Writer Konstantin Forostenko — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
musical
Key Collaborators
Karen Shakhnazarov Director Vladimir Shevtsik Director of Photography Lidiya Milioti Editor Anatoli Kroll Original Music Composer Karen Shakhnazarov Writer Aleksandr Borodyanskiy Writer Konstantin Forostenko Production Design Valentina Kiselyova Costume Design Yekaterina Sokolskaya Costume Design
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