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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.
In “Round Midnight,” he plays Dale Turner, an American jazzman who goes to Paris in 1959 to play at a club called the Blue Note. Turner is about 60, an alcoholic and drug user whose pattern has been to pull things together for a while and then let them slide. Each slide is closer to death.
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...
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Round Midnight. OSCAR® winner. Inspired by the life of legendary jazz pianist Bud Powell, a story of an American expatriate musician who tries to make order of his life during the great jazz millieu of 1950s Paris. 549. IMDb 7.4 2 h 11 min 1986 R. Drama • Arts, Entertainment, and Culture. This video is currently unavailable.
’Round Midnight 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.
In 'Round Midnight, real-life jazz legend Dexter Gordon brilliantly portrays the fictional tenor sax player Dale Turner, a musician slowly losing the battle with alcoholism, estranged from his family, and hanging on by a thread in the 1950's New York jazz world.
Jul 8, 2014 · Round Midnight - Theatrical Trailer. OSCAR WINNER:Best Score"'Round Midnight" is writer/director Bertrand Tavernier's loving ode to jazz and its creators. Real-life jazz artist Dexter...
Where to watch 'Round Midnight (1986) starring Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker and directed by Bertrand Tavernier. In 1959 Paris, a struggling young musician is captivated by the soulful melodies of a fading jazz legend at the Blue Note.
Round Midnight. DRAMA. Inspired by the life of legendary jazz pianist Bud Powell, this is the Academy Award-winning story of an American expatriate musician who tries to make order of his life during the great jazz milieu of 1950s Paris.
