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Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

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Original title: Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
Year: 1985
Running time: 114 min.
Country: Canada
Director: Brigitte Berman
Screenwriter: Brigitte Berman
Cast: Documentary
Music: Artie Shaw
Cinematography: James Aquila, Mark Irwin
Producer: Bridge Film Productions
Genre: Documentary | Biography. Music Documentary
Synopsis: Born in 1910 in New York City Arthur Jacob Arshawsky better known to the world as Artie Shaw went on to become one of the best clarinetists in American music history. Brigitte Berman uses interviews with Shaw his colleagues and his last wife Evelyn Keyes to provide needed insights. These are supplemented by Shaw s music and clips from two of the films from the late 30s in which he played himself. Forthright and upbeat Shaw has weathered many hardships well -- he is best known for the seven wives he married including Ava Gardner and Lana Turner though that is not emphasized here. His personal life had many downers including a low period in 1944 when he had to leave the military for medical reasons and also a two-month escape for R & R in Mexico -- with the resultant hit "Frenesi" out soon after. He never seems to have held down one band for long no matter how successful and is the only big-band leader to have gone through five different bands during the swing era.

Awards: 1986: Oscar: Best Documentary

1986: Genie Awards (Canada): nominated to Best Feature Length Documentary.

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Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

1985

Brigitte Berman