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Dominican Rep. Round Midnight
- Original title
- Autour de minuit (Round Midnight)
- Year
- 1986
- Running time
- 133 min.
- Country
France- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Dexter Gordon
François Cluzet
Lonette McKee- Christine Pascal
Herbert Hancock- Gabrielle Haker
- Sandra Reaves-Phillips
- Bobby Hutcherson
- Hart Leroy Bibbs
Martin Scorsese- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production France-United States;
- Genre
- Drama. Musical | Jazz. 1950s. Alcoholism. Friendship
- Synopsis
- A French music lover befriends a once-great American jazz artist and attempts to save him from self-destruction in this moody drama. Saxophonist Dexter Gordon portrays Dale Turner, a fictional musician inspired by a number of famed jazz figures, including Bud Powell and Lester Young. Largely forgotten in his home country, Turner has moved to Paris in search of a more appreciative audience. He finds it in the form of Francis Borler (Francois Cluzet), a bebop aficionado who befriends the expatriate player. Borler soon becomes familiar with Turner's darker side, including his struggles with alcoholism, drug addiction, and depression. Fearing for the musician's life, the fan becomes his caretaker, an arrangement that leads to a brief improvement in Turner's health and fortunes but places great emotional strain upon them both. 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. His naturally fascinating presence combines with the film's obvious love of the music and its milieu to provide what many have hailed as one of the more authentic and affectionate presentations of the jazz world on the silver screen.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1986: Oscar: Best Original Soundtrack. 2 Nominations1986: César Awards: Best Original Soundtrack & Best Sound. 4 Nominations1986: BAFTA Award: Nominated Best Score1986: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Foreign Film1986: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Music Score. 3 Nominations1986: David di Donatello Awards: Best Foreign Actor (Dexter Gordon)
- Critics' reviews
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"A superbly crafted music world drama in which Gallic director Bertrand Tavernier pays a moving dramatic tribute to the great black musicians who lived and performed in Paris in the late 1950s."
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"No actor could do what the great jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon does in 'Round Midnight'"
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