Round Midnight
Round Midnight is a 1986 American musical drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and written by Tavernier and David Rayfiel. It stars Dexter Gordon, with a soundtrack by Herbie Hancock. The title comes from Thelonious Monk's 1943 composition 'Round Midnight, which is featured in this film in a Hancock arrangement.
Plot
In 1950s New York, Dale Turner is an accomplished saxophone player barely getting by playing at local jazz clubs and struggling with substance abuse, particularly of alcohol. After talking with a fellow musician who is currently disabled by illness, Dale decides to try to improve his life by traveling to Paris and making a living playing at jazz club until his luck gets better.
Awards
Cast
- Alain Sarde
- Andrzej Precigs
- Arno Chevrier
- Arthur French
- Benoît Régent
- Billy Higgins
- Bobby Hutcherson
- Cedar Walton
- Charles Belonzi
- Cheikh Fall
- Christine Pascal
- Dexter Gordon
- Eddy Mitchell
- Éric Le Lann
- François Cluzet
- Freddie Hubbard
- Frédérique Meininger
- Gabrielle Haker
- Ged Marlon
- Guy Louret
- Hart Leroy Bibbs
- Herbie Hancock
- Jacky Terrasson
- Jacques Poitrenaud
- Jimmy Slyde
- John Berry
- John McLaughlin
- Liliane Rovère
- Lonette McKee
- Luc Sarot
- Mads Vinding
- Marc-Édouard Nabe
- Marcel Zanini
- Marpessa Djian
- Martin Scorsese
- Martine Guillaud
- Michel Perez
- Noël Simsolo
- Palle Mikkelborg
- Pascal Tedes
- Pascale Vignal
- Patrick Massieu
- Philippe Moreau
- Philippe Noiret
- Pierre Michelot
- Pierre Trabaud
- Ron Carter
- Sandra Reaves-Phillips
- Sophie Marceau
- Tony Williams
- Victoria Gabrielle Platt
- Wayne Shorter
More details
| author | Bertrand Tavernier Colo Tavernier O'Hagan David Rayfiel |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Original Score César Award for Best Music Written for a Film César Award for Best Sound National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | Blue Note Lyon New York City Paris |
| director | Bertrand Tavernier |
| editor | Armand Psenny |
| events | alcoholism jazz |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | alcohol abuse dedicate disabled drug dealer graphic design jazz club music manager old friends struggle substance abuse talk travel |
| musicBy | Herbie Hancock |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Original Score César Award for Best Editing César Award for Best Production Design Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| producer | Irwin Winkler |
| productionCompany | Little Bear PECF |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | Lyon New York City Paris |
| theme | musical drama |