'Round midnight
(DVD)
Contributors
Tavernier, Bertrand, film director,
Rayfiel, David, screenwriter.
Winkler, Irwin, film producer.
Gordon, Dexter, 1923-1990, actor.
Cluzet, François, actor.
Rayfiel, David, screenwriter.
Winkler, Irwin, film producer.
Gordon, Dexter, 1923-1990, actor.
Cluzet, François, actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2022].
Format
DVD
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - New Digital Video Disc - New Media Shelves | DVD ROUND_M | Checked Out | June 3, 2024 |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2022].
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 72 x 17 cm, folded to 17 x 12)
Language
English
UPC
715515271417
Notes
General Note
Inspired by the incidents in the lives of Francis Paudras & Bud Powell.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1986.
General Note
"PECF - Little Bear Prodoction"--Ending credits.
General Note
Wide screen (2.39:1).
General Note
4K digital restoration.
General Note
Accompanied by folded sheet (16 pages) containing an essay by Mark Anthony Neal.
General Note
Special features: New interview with jazz and cultural critic Gary Giddins; New conversation with music producer Michael Cuscuna and author Maxine Gordon; Before Midnight, a 1986 behind-the-scenes documentary by Jean Achache; Panel discussion from 2014 featuring Cuscuna, Maxine Gordon, director Bertrand Tavernier, and jazz scholar John Szwed, moderated by jazz critic and broadcaster Mark Ruffin; Performance from 1969 of "Fried Bananas" by Dexter Gordon; essay by scholar Mark Anthony Neal
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Bruno de Keyzer ; editor, Armand Psenny ; music, Herbie Hancock.
Participants/Performers
Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker, Sandra Reaves-Phillips, Lonette McKee, Christine Pascal, Herbie Hancock, John Berry, Martin Scorsese.
Description
It is a love letter from director Bertrand Tavernier to the heyday of bebop and to the Black American musicians who found refuge in the smoky underground jazz clubs of 1950s Paris. In a miraculous, sui generis fusion of performer and character that was nominated for an Oscar, legendary saxophonist Dexter Gordon plays Dale Turner, a brilliant New York jazz veteran whose music aches with beauty but whose personal life is ravaged by addiction. Searching for a fresh start in Paris, Turner strikes up an unlikely friendship with a struggling single father and ardent jazz fan who finds his life transformed as he attempts to help the self-destructive musician. Herbie Hancock's evocative, Oscar-winning score sets the mood for this definitive jazz film, a bittersweet opus that glows with a lived-in, soulful authenticity.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; 16:9 widescreen presentation; 2.0 surround, Alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack.
Language
English and French dialogue with English subtitles.