Bird
- Original title
- Bird
- Year
- 1988
- Running time
- 161 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Forest Whitaker
- Diane Venora
- Michael Zelniker
- Samuel E. Wright
- Keith David
- James Handy
- Anna Thomson
- Morgan Nagler
- Bill Cobbs
- Sam Robards
- Arlen Dean Snyder
- Penelope Windust
- John Witherspoon
- Tony Todd
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Biography. Music. Jazz. Alcoholism. Drugs. 1940s. 1950s
- Synopsis
- This film is a tribute to the life and genius of saxophonist great Charlie Parker. Bird is a collage of passages from Parker's remarkable life, from his childhood in Kansas City, through his tumultuous interracial relationship with Chan Richardson, to his tragic death at the age of 34.
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- Awards
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1988: Academy Awards: Oscar Best Sound1988: Golden Globes: Best Director. 3 Nominations1988: Cannes Film Festival: Best Actor (Forest Whitaker) & Technical Prize1988: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Score and Best Sound1988: César Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)1988: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actress (Diane Venora). 2 Nominations
- Critics' reviews
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"In a remarkable directorial effort, Eastwood shows a great flair for atmosphere and composition and presents a nuanced, complex, humane portrait of Parker's talents, obstacles, virtues and failings"
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"[It] is the most serious, conscientious, and accomplished jazz biopic ever made, and almost certainly Eastwood's best picture as well."
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"As Eastwood said, Parker was a paradoxical character, both self-destructive and full of life, and the movie, simultaneously dark and exhilarating, takes that as its theme."
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