Which movies should jazz lovers watch and avoid while. Longtall dexter gordon was a natural for the lead role and was justifyingly nominated for a best actor oscar. Jeremy kagan french director bertrand tavernier examines his 50plusyear career, touching upon the clockmaker 1974, let joy reign supreme 1975, death watch 1980, and round midnight 1986. Dexter gordon other side of round midnight 1986 flac. Directed and cowritten by the french master bertrand tavernier. Round midnight is a 1986 americanfrench musical drama film directed by bertrand tavernier and written by tavernier and david rayfiel. Original 1986 french petite poster for the film round midnight directed by bertrand tavernier with dexter gordon francois cluzet gabrielle haker sandra reavesphillips. Financial analysis of round midnight 1986 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
Rent bertrand tavernier movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Drama, inside the blue note nightclub one night in 1959 paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Rent round midnight 1986 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Subtitles round midnight english srt free download. The protagonist jazzman, dale turner, was based on a composite of reallife jazz legends lester young and bud powell. In round midnight, reallife jazz legend dexter gordon brilliantly portrays the fictional tenor sax player dale turner, a musician slowly losing the battle with alcoholism, estranged from his family, and hanging on by a thread in the 1950s new york jazz world. Francois cluzet and gabrielle haker are marvelous, the blue noteparis, circa 1959 band is spectacular herbie hancock, pierre michelot, who played with bud powell in reality. There is much more to round midnight than just jazz even though there is a lot of.
A troubled, but talented musician flees the us to escape his problems, finding refuge and support in paris. Visual history with bertrand tavernier interviewed by. You can write, round midnight 1986 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie. With dexter gordon, francois cluzet, gabrielle haker, sandra reavesphillips. A french music lover befriends a oncegreat american jazz artist and attempts to save him from selfdestruction in this moody drama. Bertrand taverniers round midnight 1986 takes as its source the rich social and musical lives of some of the finest, most volatile jazz legends of the bebop era. Round midnight, which takes its title from a thelonious monk composition. Rent bertrand tavernier movies and tv shows on dvd and blu. Like the music it celebrates, round midnight is long on atmosphere, short on formal structure, alert and open to improvisation, making this 1986 drama the most authentic glimpse of jazz yet filmed. The project typically includes a film screening at a cultural or educational venue followed by a panel discussion on the production of the film with members. Oscarwinning music, you can buy the cd instead, or download its tracks. In round midnight, he plays dale turner, an american jazzman who goes to paris in 1959 to play at a club called the blue note. Outside, a young parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes.
Feedback round midnight 1986 2 subtitles downloaded 92 times. Round midnight 1986 french petite film poster chairish. Divx3lm standard definition movies, that were made last century, ripped from a retail source dvdrip, bdrip, excluding r5 dvdrips. October 24, 1986 in the midst of a film culture dominated by violence comes bertrand taverniers round midnight, a lovingly gentle yet vibrant tribute to jazz, friendship and film itself, made. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7. This film screening project was created to celebrate dexter gordons academy awardnominated acting performance and to explore the historical relationship between jazz and cinema through the 1986 french film round midnight warner bros. Martin scorsese, philippe noiret and wayne shorter appear in cameos. Round midnight 1986 is one of the best jazz movies of the postwar period, with a touching portrayal of an ageing american exile in paris. Streaming full round midnight 1986 first, once you can rate this movie.
Round midnight 1986 ran aging, alcoholic black american jazz saxophonist comes to paris in the late 1950s seeking an escape from his selfdestructive existence. Dale turner, as played by saxophonist dexter gordon, combines the addictions of charlie parker, the porkpie hat style of lester young, and the cantankerous personality of thelonius monk. Inspired by the life of legendary jazz pianist bud powell, this is the academy awardwinning story of an american expatriate musician who tries to make order of his. Round midnight might easily be called the best jazz film ever made, and not only because, aside from 1988s bird, the. Film director bertrand tavernier presents his critically acclaimed 1986 film round midnight, an americanfrench musical drama about the paris. Round midnight is a 1986 american french musical drama film directed by bertrand tavernier and written by tavernier and david rayfiel.
Round midnight, the best feature film ever made about a distinctly american art form. Many original posters were issued folded or were subsequently folded. Dexter gordon body and soul round midnight movie 1986. September 30, 1986, section c, page 11buy reprints. No actor could do what the great jazz saxophonist dexter gordon does in round midnight, bertrand taverniers glowing tribute to the golden age. Considered the equal of clint eastwoods bird, bertrand taverniers jazz film round midnight. Rent round midnight 1986 starring dexter gordon and francois cluzet on dvd and bluray. Turner is about 60, an alcoholic and drug user whose pattern has been to pull things together for a while and then let them slide. Arthur french celebrity profile check out the latest arthur french photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Martin scorsese, philippe noiret and wayne shorter appear in cameos the protagonist jazzman, dale turner, was based on a composite of reallife jazz legends lester young tenor sax and bud powell. A moody, heartfelt homage to such expatriate bebop musicians as bud powell and lester young. Dexter gordon, francois cluzet, gabrielle haker, sandra. French, english with english subtitles running time. Filmed in 1986, remains the best jazz movie ever made. The protagonist jazzman, dale turner, was based on a composite of reallife. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Its subject, dale turner played by dexter gordon, is a composite of brilliant but bruised jazz warriors who left america behind for selfimposed. The project typically includes a film screening at. Always remember dont trust the opinion of round midnight 1986 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment.
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