Fresh
'Hipsters" practically vibrates with zeal and joy.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Hipsters
Moscow 1955. Hot Jazz Meets Cold War.
2008 · 2h 10m · Not Rated
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Valery Todorovsky
Overview
In this hit Russian musical, a group of friends flaunts Soviet authority in 1950s Moscow by embracing jazz. When Communist Mels falls for Polly, a free-spirited jazz fan, he risks losing his party membership by associating with her rebellious crew.
Director and cast
- Valery Todorovsky Director
- Anton Shagin as Mels
- Oksana Akinshina as Polza
- Evgeniya Khirivskaya as Katya (as Evgeniya Brik)
- Maksim Matveev as Fred
- Igor Voynarovskiy as Bob
- Ekaterina Vilkova as Betsi
- Konstantin Balakirev as Dryn
- Oleg Yankovsky as Fred's father
- Lyudmila Solovyova as Fred’s mother
- Aleksandr Stefantsov Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
80%
Tomatometer
Fresh
What is... wondrous, the chief repression that we see-and hear-is Stalinist hatred of jazz and American hip clothes.
Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Fresh
It's taken the Russian musical "Hipsters" four years to reach America. That's all right. It may take audiences four years to recover.
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe
Fresh
A candy-colored confection with a dark, bittersweet center.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Fresh
Are you ready for a bright and breezy musical comedy from Russia?
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
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