Just Friends

Feb 2 1994 N/A 1h 35m
Drama, Music

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?

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?

Written by

Thierry Smolderen, Pierre Sterckx, Alexander Wajnberg

Directed by

Marc-Henri Wajnberg

Cast

Josse De Pauw, Ann-Gisel Glass, Sylvie Milhaud

Crew

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Awards

4 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
81
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA