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'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.

SKU: 5050629553338

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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

Genre:

  • Drama
  • Music

Technical Details

Run Time: 131 minutes

Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1

Video Format: PAL

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