THEME EXPLORATION

jazz musician

13 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ornette: Made in America
Ornette: Made in America
1986 · Shirley Clarke
Angel
Angel
2007 · François Ozon
Black and Blue
Black and Blue
1993 · Robert Altman
Face the Music
Face the Music
1954 · Terence Fisher
Le Samouraï
Le Samouraï
1967 · Jean-Pierre Melville
The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama
The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama
1999 · Peter Greenaway
Atrocious Tales of Love and Death
Atrocious Tales of Love and Death
1979 · Sergio Corbucci
Menja d’amor
Menja d’amor
2002 · Ventura Pons
Story of a Lifetime
Story of a Lifetime
1965 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Exile
The Exile
1947 · Max Ophuls
The Music According to Tom Jobim
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Legend of 1900
The Legend of 1900
1998 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Swing Girls
Swing Girls
2004 · Shinobu Yaguchi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Chazelle USA

His films La La Land and Whiplash intensely explore the passion, sacrifice, and psychological complexity of musicians pursuing jazz excellence.

 Clint Eastwood USA

Bird (1988) is a definitive biopic of saxophonist Charlie Parker that captures the genius and tragedy of jazz innovation with profound artistic sensitivity.

 John Lee Hancock USA

Mo' Better Blues deeply examines the life of a jazz trumpeter navigating artistic ambition, relationships, and the demands of the jazz world in contemporary America.