B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
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Директор : Andreas Missler-Morell
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Чикаго, 1927 год. История легенды американского блюза Ма Рейни, карьера которой оказалась под угрозой, когда её менеджеры захотели забрать права на всю ею музыку. Помочь Ма вызвался трубач Ливи, имевший виды на подругу певицы и желающий занять свою нишу в музыкальной индустрии Америки.
В то время, как все благовоспитанные выпускники средней школы отправились в колледж, наши героини Энид и Ребекка решили, что учиться дальше — это скука смертная и бесполезная трата времени. Гораздо лучше отдохнуть в свое удовольствие; поглядеть, что к чему; ну и, конечно, как следует «перемыть косточки» всем несовершенным представителям рода человеческого. А их, к счастью, повсюду превеликое множество! Но вот однажды, «пулестойкое» сердце нашей язвительной и саркастичной Энид дрогнуло. Это произошло после встречи со скромным и нерешительным холостяком-неудачником, торгующим старыми виниловыми пластинками. Девушку начинает необъяснимым образом тянуть к этому одинокому и застенчивому человеку…
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