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Round Midnight
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Round Midnight is a 1986 musical drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and produced by Irwin Winkler. The screenplay was written by David Rayfiel, Bertrand Tavernier, and Colo Tavernier O'Hagan. The film features cast members Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Lonette McKee, and Bobby Hutcherson, with Herbie Hancock serving as composer. Bruno de Keyzer handled cinematography, while Alexandre Trauner was the production designer.
The movie was filmed in Lyon, Paris, and New York City, with a runtime of 131 to 133 minutes. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix via video on demand. The production involved companies including Warner Bros. Pictures, Winkler Films, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, and Little Bear. The budget was 3,000,000, and the revenue reached 10,000,000.
The film received several awards, including a César Award for Best Sound, an Academy Award for Best Original Score, and a César Award for Best Music Written for a Film. It was also named a National Board of Review Top Ten Film. Nominations included a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. The movie holds review scores of 8.1/10 and 100%.
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Film · TMDB
7.1Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.
Cast
- Dexter Gordon as Dale Turner
- François Cluzet as Francis Borler
- Gabrielle Haker as Bérangère
- Christine Pascal as Sylvie
- Pierre Trabaud as le père de Francis
- Frédérique Meininger as la mère de Francis
Themes
- jazz
- musician
- jazz singer or musician
- saxophonist
- saxophone
- jazz club
- biography
- expatriate
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
6,064 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 13 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- 'Round Midnight
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Main subject
- jazz
- Director
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Screenwriter
- Colo Tavernier O'Hagan
- Cast member
- Andrzej Precigs
- Composer
- Herbie Hancock
- Producer
- Irwin Winkler
- Cinematographer
- Bruno de Keyzer
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 130
- FilmAffinity ID
- 408029
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1986-10-30
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- distributed by
- Netflix
- title
- Round Midnight
- review score
- 100%
- production designer
- Alexandre Trauner
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