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Hipsters (2008) [N/A]

Featuring:
Anton Shagin, Oksana Akinshina, Evgenia Brik

Written by:
Yuriy Korotkov
Valeriy Todorovskiy

Directed by:
Valeriy Todorovskiy


Release Date:
December 25, 2008

Original Title:
Стиляги

Alternate Titles:
Boogie Bones
Stilyagi
Šviháci
Буги на костях
布吉舞
潮爆莫斯科
힙스터즈

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
Central Partnership
Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Planeta Inform
Red Arrow Film Company
Rekun - Cinema
Russia-1
Valery Todorovsky Production Company

Production Countries:
Russia

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 130

Moscow 1955. Hot Jazz Meets Cold War.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Overview from Open Movies

While the Cold War heats up on the world stage, rebellious youth in 1955 Moscow wage a cultural battle against dismal Soviet conformity, donning brightly colored black-market clothing, adopting American nicknames and reveling in forbidden jazz. Straight-laced 20-year-old Communist Mels finds these brazen 'hipsters' shocking until he falls under the spell of one, namely Polly, and joins the new revolution. Soon he's a peacock, cavorting in the latest flashy fashions, sporting an enormous pompadour and wailing on the saxophone.

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Rankings and Honors

Hipsters (2008) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes 80%
Metacritic 67/100
Awards Won: 16 wins & 16 nominations

Performers

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Production

Additional Director of Photography:
Vladimir Denisov

Assistant Director:
Irina Tretyakova

Casting Director:
Tatyana Talkova

Costume Design:
Aleksandr Osipov

Director:
Valery Todorovsky

Director of Photography:
Roman Vasyanov

Editor:
Aleksey Bobrov

Makeup Artist:
Lyudmila Balalaikina
Irina Melnikova

Music:
Konstantin Meladze

Producer:
Valery Todorovsky
Ilya Neretin
Leonid Yarmolnik
Maksim Koroptsov
Leonid Lebedev
Vadim Goryainov

Production Design:
Marat Kim
Vladimir Gudilin

Sound Director:
Sergey Chuprov

Steadicam Operator:
Aleksandr Vdovenko

Stunt Coordinator:
Aleksandr Gorbachev

Writer:
Valery Todorovsky
Yuri Korotkov
Evgeny Margulis

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