Paris Blues
Paris Blues is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Sidney Poitier as expatriate jazz saxophonist Eddie Cook, and Paul Newman as trombone-playing Ram Bowen. The two men romance two vacationing American tourists, Connie Lampson (Diahann Carroll) and Lillian Corning (Joanne Woodward). The film also deals with American racism of the time contrasted with Paris's open acceptance of black people. The film was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Harold Flender.
Plot
On his way to see Wild Man Moore at the train station, Ram Bowen, a jazz musician living in Paris, encounters a newly arrived tourist named Connie Lampson and invites her to see him perform that night at Club 33. Connie is not interested, but her friend Lillian insists they go see him. After Ram finishes performing with Eddie, a fellow American expatriate, the four of them leave the club in the early morning. When Ram suggests that he and Connie go off to have a private breakfast together, she becomes offended, and Ram is angered at being rejected. However, Lillian, undeterred by Ram's attraction to her friend, convinces him to apologize before pursuing him. The two sleep together while Connie and Eddie continue to walk around Paris.
More details
| author | Jack Sher Walter Bernstein |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Martin Ritt |
| editor | Roger Dwyre |
| genre | drama romance |
| keywords | abandon advertise crush dedicate expatriate getting married jazz musician married meet morning only way publish race relations record producer reject return home small town train station wild man |
| musicBy | Duke Ellington |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score |
| producer | Sam Shaw |
| productionCompany | United Artists |
| publisher | United Artists |
| recordedAt | Paris Studios de Boulogne |
| theme | musical musical drama romantic drama romantic musical |