ROUND MIDNIGHT
| 1986 – 130′ – Drama, Classic, Music & Dance.
Written by: Bertrand Tavernier, David Rayfield.
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier.
Starring: François Cluzet, Dexter Gordon, Gabrielle Hacker, Sandra Reaves-Philipps, Christine Pascal, Herbie Hancock, Lonette McKee, Liliane Rovère, Martin Scorsese, Ged Marlon, John Berry, Philippe Noiret, Eddy Mitchell.
Official selection Venice International Film Festival. Winner of two César Awards for Best Sound and Best Original Score (Herbie Hancock). Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor (Dexter Gordon).
In English.
A Warner Bros release. |
In the 1950s, Dale Turner (Dexter Gordon), a gifted black saxophonist with a drinking problem, leaves behind New York and his estranged family and relocates to Paris. There he plays for a progressive, jazz-loving audience without being judged by his race, and ages quietly in peace. Not intending to turn away from his vices, Dale nonetheless becomes the project of a French fan (François Cluzet) who tries to help him fight his alcoholism, ultimately inspiring both Dale and his music.