'Round Midnight

"The music and the magic come together..."

Oct 3 1986 R 2h 13m
Drama, Music

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.

Plot

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. Dale gets an offer to play in Paris, where, like many other black American musicians at the time, he enjoys a respect for his humanity that is not based upon the color of his skin. A Parisian man who is obsessed with Turner's music befriends him and attempts to save Turner from himself. Although for Dale the damage is already done, his poignant relationship with the man and his young daughter re-kindles his spirit and his music as the end draws near.

Written by

Francis Paudras, Bud Powell, David Rayfiel

Directed by

Bertrand Tavernier

Cast

Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, France

Production Companies

Little Bear, PECF

Languages

Français, English, Deutsch

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 13 nominations total

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