Sweet and Lowdown
Summary:
Woody Allen immerses himself in the world of vintage jazz in this period mock-biography of a musician gifted in his art but a sad student in life. Emmet Ray (Sean Penn) is a 1930s jazz guitarist considered one of the finest musicians ever to touch a fretboard, second only to the legendary Django Reinhardt. For all the passion and sensitivity of his music, Emmet is a louse off-stage... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Sean Penn - (Emmet Ray)
Samantha Morton - (Hattie)
Uma Thurman - (Blanche)
Brian Markinson - (Bill Shields)
Anthony LaPaglia - (Al Torrio)
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Review:
The product of Woody Allen's lifelong love of jazz, Sweet and Lowdown is as much a continued exploration of the relationship between an artist's private life and his or her professional career -- foregrounded elsewhere in Deconstructing Harry and Celebrity -- as about the music itself. And it doesn't benefit all that much from the extra... Continue >>
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