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Born to Be Blue is a 2015 internationally co-produced drama film directed, produced and written by Robert Budreau. The film stars Ethan Hawke and Carmen Ejogo. It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. [7] The film is about American jazz musician Chet Baker, portrayed by Hawke.
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Mar 30, 2016 · Born to Be Blue: Directed by Robert Budreau. With Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie, Tony Nappo. A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.
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Mar 25, 2016 · A biopic of Chet Baker, the jazz trumpet player who became a star on the West Coast in the 1950s and 1960s, but also a drug addict and a casualty of heroin. The film explores his charisma, his music, his demons and his love life, using a film-within-a-film device to show his own stories and performances.
Mar 25, 2016 · Born to Be Blue benefits from a highlight-reel performance from Ethan Hawke and an impressionistic, non-hagiographic approach to Chet Baker's life and times. In the late 1960s, jazz trumpeter Chet ...
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Born To Be Blue. Ethan Hawke lights up the screen as jazz legend and icon of cool, Chet Baker, whose comeback from heroin addiction is thrillingly told with wit, verve, and style to burn. 407 IMDb 6.8 1 h 37 min 2016. X-Ray 18+.
Mar 25, 2016 · Apr 12, 2016. "Born to be Blue" stars Ethan Hawke and Carmen Ejogo in this film written and produced by Robert Budreau. This is the story of Chet Baker, the famous jazz trumpeter who in the mid 20th Century captivated jazz audiences and fellow musicians until his consumption with heroin destroyed him.
Born to be Blue starring Ethan Hawke is a re-imagining of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker's life in the 60's. When Chet stars in a film about himself, a romance heats up with his costar, the enigmatic Jane (Carmen Ejogo). Production is shelved when Chet's past comes back to haunt him and it appears he may never play music again but Jane challenges ...
