Round Midnight
(1986)
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A moving story of an expatriate black jazz musician and his struggle to create the be-bop sound in 1959 Paris. First-time actor Dexter Gordon was nominated for an Academy Award as the aging sax player, and Herbie Hancock's score won an Oscar. |
Halliwell's Film Guide
A jazz buff's tribute to Bud Powell and Lester Young; acclaimed by the critics but essentially a film for minorities.