Imagine being able to conceptualize your own death with this level of bittersweet humor and sophisticated pageantry. Unreal. The most joyously and regretfully theatrical work I've ever seen. "Do you suppose Stanley Kubrick ever gets depressed?"
Cinemas
Directed by Bob Fosse
All That Jazz
A dark, acclaimed drama.
Drama
1979
2h 3m
4.3(147k)via LetterboxdRoy Scheider + 4 more
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
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On a scale from 1-5, this gets a 5-6-7-8.
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Common questions
What is All That Jazz about?+
Joe Gideon, a brilliant but self-destructive choreographer, navigates the blurring lines between his health, his demanding career, and his complicated personal life in this hallucinatory musical drama.
Who directed All That Jazz?+
Bob Fosse directed the 1979 film, drawing heavily from his own life as a theater director and choreographer to create this semi-autobiographical work.
Has All That Jazz won any awards?+
Yes, the film won four Academy Awards, including Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, and Best Music.
