'Round Midnight
Summary:
A French music lover befriends a once-great American jazz artist and attempts to save him from self-destruction in this moody drama. Saxophonist Dexter Gordon portrays Dale Turner, a fictional musician inspired by a number of famed jazz figures, including Bud Powell and Lester Young. Largely forgotten in his home country, Turner has moved to Paris in search of a more appreciativ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Dexter Gordon - (Dale Turner)
François Cluzet - (Francis Borler)
Gabrielle Haker - (Berangere)
Christine Pascal - (Sylvie)
Sandra Reaves-Phillips - (Buttercup)
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Review:
'Round Midnight, a film inspired by the lives of Bud Powell and Lester Young, is director Bertrand Tavernier's audio-visual lament for the impending death of jazz. Tavernier utilizes a roving camera and be-bop editing to tell this story of the relationship between a self-destructive, emotionally-disintegrating but technically-brillia... Continue >>
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