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Just Friends (1994)

1h 35m

Running Time

Just Friends (1994)

Name: Just Friends
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1994-08-06

1h 35m

Running Time

Plot.

Jack has a tenor saxophone and he plays jazz. In the 1950s, in the Belgian harbor town Antwerp, there is not a lot off future for a jazz musician. Jack and his band try to earn a living by playing at weddings and the odd tea party, usually resulting in mixed emotions and hilarious scenes. Most of the time, he earns a living by unloading bananas in the Antwerp docks. Jack is convinced that New York is the place to be for a jazz musician, but where will he get the money for the big trip? And what is more important: a woman or a saxophone?

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Cast & Crew.

Stéphane Auberghen

Philippe Aerts

Josse De Pauw

Jack

Ann-Gisel Glass

Lucy

Marc-Henri Wajnberg

Director

Sylvie Milhaud

Anita

Charles Berling

André

Jose Besprovany

Actor

Eric Corton

Dirk

Luk D'Heu

Le contremaître

Pierre Sterckx

Writer

Alexander Wajnberg

Writer

Nicole Mora

Producer

Jacqueline Pierreux

Producer

René Solleveld

Producer

Archie Shepp

Composer

Rémon Fromont

Cinematographer

Ludo Troch

Editor

Details.

Release Date
August 6, 1994

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 35m

Genres
Drama Music

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Just Friends is a 1993 Belgian-Dutch film. It was directed and produced by Marc-Henri Wajnberg, written by Pierre Sterckx and Alexandre Wajnberg, and starred Josse De Pauw, Ann-Gisel Glass, Charles Berling, and Sylvie Milhaud. Set in Antwerp, Just Friends is about the jazz scene in the 1950s.

The film received the André Cavens Award and won three Joseph Plateau Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Wajnberg. It was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards.

The music was written and supervised by Michel Herr and featured saxophonist Archie Shepp.