The read
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
June 1961, NYC: legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans has found his musical voice and created the perfect trio, including bass player Scott LaFaro, said to be his soulmate through music. A residency at New York’s Village Vanguard culminates in the live taping of two of the greatest jazz records of all time in one night. Ten days later, LaFaro dies in a car crash. Numb with grief, Evans stops playing.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
Key crew
- Grant GeeDirector
- Mark O'HalloranWriter
Cast
- Anders Danielsen LieBill Evans
- Bill PullmanHarry
- Laurie MetcalfMary
- Isabelle HarrietOlder Debbie
- Barry WardHarry Evans Junior
- Valene KaneEllaine Schultz
- Katie McGrathPat Evans
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Themes
based on novel or book