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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.
'Round Midnight: Directed by Bertrand Tavernier. With Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker, Sandra Reaves-Phillips. A troubled, but talented musician flees the US to escape his problems, finding refuge and support in Paris.
’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.
- Dale Turner
Director Tavernier treats the jazz scene with respect, showcasing a subtle and restrained narrative. The film introduces a platonic love story between two men, one Black and the other white, with racial differences not overtly influencing their relationship, highlighting the broader reasons many African-American jazz artists sought refuge in ...
Feb 15, 2024 · The saxophonist Dexter Gordon has the role of a lifetime in Bertrand Tavernier’s 1986 drama of an American jazz icon in Paris. By Richard Brody. February 15, 2024. Dexter Gordon as Dale Turner,...
May 9, 2022 · At last, Bertrand Tavernier’s ‘Round Midnight is re-released today (9 May 2022) on Blu-ray by Criterion. The film, originally made in 1986, is master film director Tavernier’s impressionistic love letter to the Black American bebop musicians who, escaping the appalling race laws in the USA, took refuge in the many jazz clubs of Paris in ...
