'Round Midnight (Criterion Collection) Blu-Ray
'Round Midnight (Criterion Collection) Blu-Ray
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’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.
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Actors: Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Special Features: 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, An essay by scholar Mark Anthony Neal
Release Year: 1986
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Format: Blu-Ray
Label: Criterion Collection
Region Coding: Region B
Language: French, English
Subtitles: English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Case Type: Blu-Ray Case
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Run Time: 131 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Video Format: PAL
