'Round Midnight (1986)
The music and the magic come together...
1986 · R · 2h 11m · Drama, Music
Genres: Drama, Music
Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Writers: Bertrand Tavernier, David Rayfiel
Music by: Herbie Hancock
Cinematography: Bruno de Keyzer
Editor: Armand Psenny
Box office: $10M · Budget: $3M · Rated 7.1/10 by 105 viewers
Cast
Dexter Gordon as Dale TurnerFrançois Cluzet as Francis BorlerGabrielle Haker as BérangèreChristine Pascal as SylviePierre Trabaud as le père de FrancisFrédérique Meininger as la mère de FrancisLiliane Rovère as Madame QueenGed Marlon as BeauBenoît Régent as Le psychiatrePhilippe Noiret as RedonEddy Mitchell as L'ivrogne au bar du Blue NoteSandra Reaves-Phillips as ButtercupMore like this
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