The Jazz Singer (1980) (original) (raw)
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Original title
The Jazz Singer
Year
1980
Running time
115 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Musical. Drama. Romance | Remake. Music. Jazz
Synopsis
Neil Diamond stars in this remake of "The Jazz Singer"; this time this is the tale of Yussel, a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career in music. Against the wishes of his rigid father and his loving wife, Yussel travels to California to play his music. There he meets a woman who shares his dream, but success separates Yussel from his roots and from his father. (FILMAFFINITY)
Awards
1980: 3 nominations for Golden Globe: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Song.
1980: 2 Razzie Awards: Worst Actor (Diamond) and Sup. Actor (Olivier). 5 Nominations
Critics' reviews
- "Neil Diamond isn't the best actor, and the 1980 version of The Jazz Singer doesn't have the best script, but this movie (love on the) rocks nonetheless."
- "Neil Diamond's remake of the 1927 Jolson vehicle isn't very good, but neither is it the vacuous, sentimental ego trip it's been painted as."
- "Neil Diamond (who even reverts to Al Jolson's blackface for one sequence) is wholly unbelievable as the cantor's son who forsakes the synagogue for the bright lights of pop music."
- "Samson Raphaelson’s venerable chestnut lacks urgency and plausible incidental detail."
- "This movie has nothing but foolishness to carry it along. At least it is foolishness that pretends, however unsuccessfully, to be grand."
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