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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic85/100
108 audience votes
Key crew
- Bertrand TavernierDirector
- Herbie HancockOriginal Music Composer
- Bertrand TavernierWriter
- David RayfielWriter
Cast
- Dexter GordonDale Turner
- François CluzetFrancis Borler
- Gabrielle HakerBérangère
- Christine PascalSylvie
- Pierre Trabaudle père de Francis
- Frédérique Meiningerla mère de Francis
- Liliane RovèreMadame Queen
- Ged MarlonBeau
- Benoît RégentLe psychiatre
- Philippe NoiretRedon
- Eddy MitchellL'ivrogne au bar du Blue Note
- Sandra Reaves-PhillipsButtercup