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A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Russian: Человек с бульвара Капуцинов, romanized: Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov) is a 1987 Red Western comedy film (Mosfilm production) directed by Alla Surikova, with nods to silent film and the transforming power of celluloid.
Jun 23, 1987 · A Man from Boulevard des Capucines: Directed by Alla Surikova. With Andrey Mironov, Alexandra Yakovleva, Mikhail Boyarskiy, Oleg Tabakov. Mr Jonny First arrives to the Wild West to present the art of the Cinematograph.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Alla Surikova
- 1987-06-23
Oct 18, 2020 · Starting with a robbery by a group of outlaws called the Black Jack Gang, in a sequence that references Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939), A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines is a film steeped in American cinema history, while also alluding to the creation of that history, a spirit embodied by Johnny First (Andrey Mironov), one of the coach passen...
- Martyn Bamber
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov) is a Soviet 1987 Western comedy by Alla Surikova (Look for a Woman (Ishchite zhenshchinu)).
Jan 19, 2020 · A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines is a boss-eyed sort of film, with one gaze fixed firmly on itself, the other twinkling knowingly at the audience. It parodies western conventions, as well as cinematic traditions like slapstick and melodrama with great gusto and fondness.
A Man from Boulevard des Capucines 1987 1h 39m Comedy Musical Western Romance List Reviews 83% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Mr. Jonny First arrives in the Wild West to present the new art of...
- Comedy, Musical, Western, Romance
A great and funny Soviet musical parody of Hollywood Westerns and also a tribute to the history of cinema. By portraying in an amusing way most of the genre clichés (saloon brawl, whisky, piano playing, can can dance, a stagecoach robbery, an eyepatch, shot men dropping from above...).
