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.
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Dexter Gordon | Dale Turner |
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François Cluzet | Francis Borier |
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Gabrielle Haker | Berangere |
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Sandra Reaves | Buttercup |
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Lonette McKee | Darcey Leigh |
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Christine Pascal | Sylvie |
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Herbie Hancock | Eddie Wayne |
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Bobby Hutcherson | Ace |
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Pierre Trabaud | Francis's Father |
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Frédérique Meininger | Francis's Mother |
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Liliane Rovère | Mme Queen |
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Hart Leroy Bibbs | Hershell |
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Ged Marlon | Beau |
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Benoît Régent | Psychiatrist |
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Victoria Gabrielle Platt | Chan |
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Arthur French | Booker |
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John Berry | Ben |
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Martin Scorsese | Goodley |
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Philippe Noiret | Redon |
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Alain Sarde | Terzian |
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Eddy Mitchell | A Drunk |
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Billy Higgins | Drums (Blue Note / Davout Studio) |
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Eric Lelann | Trumpet (Blue Note) |
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John McLaughlin | Guitar (Blue Note) |
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Pierre Michelot | Bass (Blue Note) |
| Director | Bertrand Tavernier |
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| Writer | Francis Paudras, Bud Powell, David Rayfiel, Bertrand Tavernier | |
| Producer | Irwin Winkler | |
| Musician | Herbie Hancock | |
| Photography | Bruno de Keyzer | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Quantity | 1 |
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| Index | 2577 |
| Added Date | Nov 22, 2022 20:45:22 |
| Modified Date | Nov 22, 2022 20:58:31 |
Gift from Laura for helping her (Nov 2022)
’Round Midnight is a love letter from director Bertrand Tavernier to the heyday of bebop and the Black American musicians who found refuge in the smoky underground jazz clubs of 1950s Paris. In a sui generis, Oscar-nominated fusion of performer and character, 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.
SPECIAL FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio
New interview with jazz and cultural critic Gary Giddins
New conversation with music producer Michael Cuscuna and author Maxine Gordon, widow of musician Dexter Gordon
Before Midnight, a 1986 behind-the-scenes documentary by Jean Achache
Panel discussion from 2014 featuring Cuscuna, Maxine Gordon, director Bertrand Tavernier, and jazz scholar John Szwed, moderated by jazz critic and broadcaster Mark Ruffin
Performance from 1969 of “Fried Bananas” by Dexter Gordon, directed by Teit Jørgensen
New English subtitle translation and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by scholar Mark Anthony Neal
New cover by F. Ron Miller
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