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Plot: A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.
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Interesting story on the history of jazz music.
I was much more excited to see how well the movie trailer was put together, promising a well done historical biopic film. While the scenes are beautifully done in a fantasy fashion, the costumes and scenery seemed period correct; the story was a bit hard to follow, pieced together like a patchwork quilt. I would love to see the working script from this film as it must have taken a genius to put this hodgepodge film together! I did wind up deciding the writer/director must have taken his cue from the inner thoughts of the troubled soul of this musical genius, Buddy Boldon. As it is said, there is a fine line between genius and lunatic. I will give this film 5 stars as I feel the settings, acting, musicial orchestration, etc, was well done, even though the story was a bit hard to follow.
choppy
As other reviewers previously mentioned ,I was probably more confused about the life of Buddy Bolden after watching this movie than before. It jumps way too much between timelines ,which usually works when used in moderation ( think ” Get On Up ” , “Ray ” , ” Miles Ahead ” etc.) In the filmmakers’ defense ,I think this is meant to convey the choppy memories of a schizophrenic looking back on his life ,while listening to a radio concert of Louis Armstrong. A good enough Idea ,but dragged out over a couple of hours ,it just tends to get confusing ,and frankly ,annoying. There are a couple of good fantasy(ish) scenes. The scene of when he was a young boy at his mother’s workplace was brilliant ,and the parachute scene was just ,well ,bizarre! I had to google the history of the parachute ,just to be sure! All in all ,the acting was okay with what little dialogue there was ,the music was brilliant ,but maybe could have flowed a bit better. Overall ,maybe worth killing a couple of hours if you’re interested in the history of jazz ,but I don’t believe this movie will be a classic in years to come ,like some other musical biopics.
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 48 min (108 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Drama
Director Dan Pritzker
Writer Dan Pritzker, David Rothschild
Actors Gary Carr, Erik LaRay Harvey, Ian McShane
Country United States
Awards 2 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix N/A
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Arri Alexa XT Plus, Arri Alexa XT Studio, Arriflex 435, Panavision Primo Lenses, Panavision Panaflex Gold II, Panavision Primo Lenses, Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL, Panavision Primo Lenses, Panavision Panaflex Platinum, Panavision Primo Lenses
Laboratory CineFilm Laboratory, Atlanta (GA), USA, Technicolor
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm (Kodak Vision2 500T 5218, Vision3 500T 5219), Codex
Cinematographic Process ARRIRAW (3.4K) (source format), Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Super 35 (source format)
Printed Film Format D-Cinema