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Young people struggle to make accomplishments in their own way during the 1950s.
Hipsters

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Breezy, colorful, and suffused with joy, Hipsters offers audiences an engaging Cold War musical told from the other side of the Iron Curtain.

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Stanley Kauffmann The New Republic What is... wondrous, the chief repression that we see-and hear-is Stalinist hatred of jazz and American hip clothes. Jun 19, 2013 Full Review Brandon Judell indieWire Imagine Baz Luhrmann on borscht. Oct 31, 2012 Full Review Mark Feeney Boston Globe It's taken the Russian musical "Hipsters" four years to reach America. That's all right. It may take audiences four years to recover. Rated: 3/4 Apr 12, 2012 Full Review Kathy Fennessy Seattle Film Blog If the scenario sounds political, director Valery Todorovsky (The Land of the Deaf) elevates fashion, dance moves, and romantic entanglements over any larger statements about the Soviet regime. Rated: 3.5/4 Jul 23, 2024 Full Review Austin Kennedy Sin Magazine I really wanted to enjoy this cause I really liked what the movie was going for and the numbers are often fun. But there were too many things that bothered me to enjoy it. Rated: 2/4 May 12, 2012 Full Review Chris Hewitt St. Paul Pioneer Press You could get whiplash trying to keep up with everything, but I suspect that's what hyperactive director Valeriy Todorovskiy is going for... Rated: 3/4 May 3, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Excellent! Very well done and stylish movie... Great mix of drama, musical and reality. Very humanistic and full of love... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Who knew "a lavish, candy-colored musical set in Cold War Russia circa 1955" could be so much fun! Loved the music, the editing, everything about this. I could watch it all over again. The end was a real surprise. Every hipster at heart should see it.... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I was unsure how the "Musical" portion of this film would work, but it rarely detracted from the film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Colorful Russian musical goes on a bit too long but the performances, songs and dance numbers are very infectious. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't like musicals but I gave a chance to watch the candy-colored musical from Russia. There are so many problems that bother me in this movie that I can't enjoy it. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Fantastic Russian musical that takes place a few years after Stalin's death about the emergence of American-influenced hipsters. On par with American musicals like "Grease" and "Hair", and better than both in some ways, the photography and direction are beautifully matched to the rhythm and the acting is superb. This film was a huge hit in Russia, but Americans have seen it. I had the privilege of seeing it on the big screen via Austin Film Society. However you get a chance to see this, don't miss it. The Hipsters in the movie could even be a metaphor for the treatment of gays in Russia today. It works on so many levels. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Young people struggle to make accomplishments in their own way during the 1950s.
Director
Valeriy Todorovskiy
Producer
Elena Glikman, Vadim Goryainov
Screenwriter
Yuriy Korotkov, Valeriy Todorovskiy
Genre
Drama, Musical, Romance
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 17, 2020
Runtime
2h 16m