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Round Midnight is a 1986 American musical drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and written by Tavernier and David Rayfiel. It stars Dexter Gordon, with a soundtrack by Herbie Hancock. The title comes from Thelonious Monk's 1943 composition 'Round Midnight, which is featured in this film in a Hancock arrangement. The protagonist jazzman, Dale Turner, is based on a composite of real-life ...
Bertrand Tavernier. Director, Writer. David Rayfiel. Writer. 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.
Where to watch 'Round Midnight (1986) starring Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker and directed by Bertrand Tavernier.
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Apr 26, 2022 · B ertrand Tavernier was well known as one of the world’s great champions of cinema, in addition to being a great filmmaker himself. He was also a lifelong student and fan of jazz music and had been wanting to make a film about jazz for many years by the time he came to ’Round Midnight (1986), which would become the French director’s best-known movie in the United States.
Título original Autour de minuit (Round Midnight) Año 1986 / Duración 133 min. / País Francia Director Bertrand Tavernier Guión Bertrand Tavernier, David Rayfiel Música Herbie Hancock Fotografía Bruno de Keyzer Reparto Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Lonette McKee, Christine Pascal, Herbie Hancock, Gabrielle Haker, Sandra Reaves ...
Oct 3, 1986 · Director Bertrand Tavernier pays great attention to the visual and aural details of the jazz world, with outstanding musical supervision provided by Herbie Hancock. 'Round Midnight's greatest asset, however, is Gordon's Academy Award-nominated performance, informed by his own life experiences.
