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’Round Midnight is a love letter from director Bertrand Tavernier to the heyday of bebop and to the Black American musicians who found refuge in the smoky underground jazz clubs of 1950s Paris. In a miraculous, sui generis fusion of performer and character that was nominated for an Oscar, legendary saxophonist Dexter Gordon plays Dale Turner, a brilliant New York jazz veteran whose music aches with beauty but whose personal life is ravaged by addiction. Searching for a fresh start in Paris, Turner strikes up an unlikely friendship with a struggling single father and ardent jazz fan (François Cluzet) who finds his life transformed as he attempts to help the self-destructive musician. Herbie Hancock’s evocative, Oscar-winning score sets the mood for this definitive jazz film, a bittersweet opus that glows with lived-in, soulful authenticity.
CONDITION: NEW
MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
Item Weight : 5.92 Ounces
Director : Bertrand Tavernier
Media Format : Blu-ray
Release date : April 26, 2022
Actors : François Cluzet, Dexter Gordon, Gabrielle Haker, Sandra Reaves-Phillips, Lonette McKee
Producers : Dan Nuxoll, Tom Tavee, Irwin Winkler
Studio : The Criterion Collection
Country of Origin : USA
Number of discs : 1
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