Top-notch jazz biopic...
“Born to Be Blue” stars Ethan Hawke as Chet Baker, one of the most famous jazz trumpeters in the world, known as a pioneer of the West Coast jazz scene and an icon of cool jazz. By the 1960s, years of heroin addiction had left his career and personal life in shambles. The film deals with Baker’s attempts to extricate himself from addiction and start a life with his actress girlfriend, Jane (Carmen Ejogo), an amalgam of several women from Baker’s life.<br /><br />Writer-director Robert Budreau sets his tale in 1966 and imagines what it would have been like had Baker succeeded in cleaning up his act. This half-tribute, half-speculative biopic provides a multi-faceted portrait of Baker, whose influence on jazz was major. Rather than tell the story chronologically, Budreau starts the film midway through Baker’s life, after he has served time in jail and is hoping to revive his career.<br /><br />Baker was a white musician in an era dominated by black musical geniuses and was frequently shunned by them, including Miles Davis (Kedar Brown). Hawke accomplishes the difficult task of making an unsympathetic character sympathetic, and manages to capture the forces pulling at Baker — his love of music, dependence on drugs, and longing for recognition in the jazz community. He also does his own vocals. Music lovers will relish the soundtrack, which is composed of some of the best jazz standards of the time.<br /><br />Special features on the DVD release include deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes making-of featurette, and theatrical trailer. The movie is widescreen and rated R.
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 {"Genre": "Drama, Documentary/Biography", "Format": "NTSC, Widescreen", "Contributor": "Robert Budreau, Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo", "Language": "English", "Runtime": "1 hour and 37 minutes"}

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