Round Midnight
Bertrand Tavernier's exquisite homage to jazz - the moving story of a black jazz musician (sax great Dexter Gordon) in 1959 Paris, struggling to create the bebop sound. Winner of the Oscar for Herbie Hancock's score and one of the most critically acclaimed films of 1986.
Year: 1986
Genre: Art House Cinema, Film Festivals 1987
Country: France, USA
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Starring: Francois Cluzet, Dexter Gordon, Sandra Reaves-Phillips, Lonette McKee, Herbie Hancock, Martin Scorsese
Duration: 131 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains coarse language.
7.4/10
Location in store: Art House Cinema
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