Another Ralph Bakshi animated movies, released in 1981. The film tells the story of four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family of musicians whose careers parallel the history of American popular music.
One of animator Ralph Bakshi's many brilliant films. As usual, I loved the tunes in this one. The story starts in the days of ragtime music and goes all the way through the era of punk rock. Very cool.
A brilliant film from animation legend Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat, J.R.R. Tolkein's The Lord of the Rings). It's the story of a family that immigrates from Russia and what follows are four generations of talented performers. A very deep movie. Check it out for the amazing rotoscoping.
Ambitious animated musical traces the progression of pop music through the lives of a Jewish immigrant family in 20th century America. Arguably the finest feature film from maverick animator Ralph Bakshi shines with imagination, style and a fantastic score of pop standards.
While I understand that Ralph Bakshi can be an acquired taste, this is a film that should be seen by everyone who loves music. Imagine The Godfather, but with music rather than the mafia bridging the generations. The simple power of popular music takes you from emigrating to America, all the way to living the bohemian life in present day.
Slow in some parts, but a great story on a familys musical roots from the early 1900's through the 1980's (film is dated) using all venues of music from Scott Joplin to Jimi Hendrix to The Sex Pistols. The Woodstock era has some trippy music with Jefferson Airplane's "Don't You Want Somebody To Love".
I loved this film. Gorgeous animation, great music, nice pacing, good dialogue, and emotionaly evocative and literate story lines. My kind of animation...
Great sequencing generation to generation and the music trend that follows. There has to be a sequel made to this now with the music and generation changes since this came out.
This movie plain weirded me out, man. I love classic rock, so I decided to give it a go. But despite the music, all the way through I felt that something was missing. Then I discovered what it was.... words.
I think I know this one -- it is the history of America through the history of pop music. There is a solider killed in World War II, whose son never knows him, and the illegitimate child of a passerby and a Midwest girl with cornsilk yellow hair -- it sticks in the mind.
Jews running from the Czar in Russia, black and white cartoon, no sound, just like old movies. Years later, One of the jew families that escaped is living in the USA, a little boy walking around the bar listening to wonderful Jazz. That's the begining of this great animation. Join generations of one family as they immerse themselves in the pop culture of the USA. From Jazz to Heavy Metal, this is Pop Culture.
One of Ralph Bakshi's better movies. Fans of rock n roll will probably find something to enjoy in this fictional history of how rock n' roll came into being because of four generations of one Jewish-American family.
my favorite movie. I hope someone follows in Bakshi's footsteps in the future to "re-make" his vision.
anyone who considers themself a "music lover" should watch this
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