Round Midnight

The movie Round Midnight, directed by Betrand Tavernier, is a very well reflected portrayal of the jazz scene, as it was known in the late fifties. The main character and protagonist of the movie, Dale Turner who is played by Dexter Gordon, leaves New York to go to Paris. Dale leads the audience through the ups and downs of being a working jazz musician. The struggles of business, the 24-hour love for the music, the constant late hours of the night, the run-down residencies jazz musicians are sometimes forced to live in, and especially the fight against drugs. All theses details help the audience realize what the scene was like back then, however, the jazz scene as musicians know it today is completely different from how it was back then. In this aspect, I wouldn't recommend this movie to any non-jazz musicians, because they would only get a taste for the period of time Tavernier was trying to represent. One must realize that time changes everything, and for a fast......

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Title: Round Midnight
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