Film192789 min

The Jazz Singer

Name: The Jazz Singer
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1927
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer

Taste attributes: dramamusicmusic/dancemusicalfresh & originalwholesomelightlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeExpect a fresh, glossy music film, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 130 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.

Synopsis: TMDB