’Round Midnight
'Round Midnight
United States • 1986 • 2h 11m
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#1122Criterion Collection →Synopsis
Inside 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.
Synopsis
Inside 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.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorBertrand Tavernier
WriterBertrand Tavernier, David Rayfiel
CinematographerBruno de Keyzer
ComposerHerbie Hancock
EditorArmand Psenny
ProducerIrwin Winkler