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Round Midnight

Autour de minuit (Round Midnight)

1986

Bertrand Tavernier

Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Lonette McKee, Christine Pascal ...

7.3

2,098

Drama. Musical 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 ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Mark Chalon Smith Los Angeles Times	"Watching Dale and Francis grow close is a subdued experience that evolves in quiet ways"	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"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."	POS
United States	Paul Attanasio The Washington Post	"A lovingly gentle yet vibrant tribute to jazz, friendship and film itself"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"No actor could do what the great jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon does in 'Round Midnight'"	POS

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