Movie

'Round midnight

Also Known As: Round midnight

by  Bertrand Tavernier

Description

Dramatizes the friendship between an aging alcoholic jazz musician and a young French jazz fan. Inspired by the real-life friendship between jazz pianist Budd Powell and Francis Paudras

In 'Round Midnight, real-life 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 1950's New York jazz world. Dale gets an offer to play in Paris, where, like many other black American musicians at the time, he enjoys a respect for his humanity that is not based upon the color of his skin. A Parisian man who is obsessed with Turner's music befriends him and attempts to save Turner from himself. Although for Dale the damage is already done, his poignant relationship with the man and his young daughter re-kindles his spirit and his music as the end draws near. Written by Siddy DeRosser

Subject

Drama / Revues / Jazz

Details

Published Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2001
Language English
Subtitle Closed-captioned<br>In English with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese
Format 1 videodisc (131 min.)
Runtime 131 mins
Location
TCDC Chiang Mai - Multimedia Collection
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