Hipsters
(2008)
★ 6.5 IMDb · 116 votes
Year: 2008
Runtime: 136 мин
Country: Russia
Director: Валерий Тодоровский
Cast: Антон Шагин, Оксана Акиньшина, Максим Матвеев, Игорь Войнаровский, Екатерина Вилкова, Константин Балакирев, Олег Янковский, Людмила Соловьёва, Александр Стефанцов, Георгий Сивохин
Plot
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.
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.