Rent Born to Be Blue (2015)
3.2 of 5 from 121 ratings
1h 37min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- In the 1950s, Chet Baker (Ethan Hawke) was one of the most famous trumpeters in the world, renowned as both a pioneer of the West Coast jazz scene and an icon of cool. By the 1960s, he was all but washed up, his career and personal life in shambles due to years of addiction. Creatively blending fact with fiction and driven by Hawke's virtuoso performance, 'Born to Be Blue' unfolds at a key moment in the 1960s, just as Baker attempts to stage a hard-fought comeback, spurred in part by a passionate romance with a new flame (Carmen Ejogo).
- Actors:
- Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Rennie, Tony Nappo, Stephen McHattie, Janet-Laine Green, Dan Lett, Kedar Brown, Kevin Hanchard, Tony Nardi, Barbara Mamabolo, Charles Officer, Katie Boland, Janine Theriault, Joe Cobden, Natassia Halabi, Barbara Eve Harris, Eugene Clark, Bruno Rocca, Kwasi Songui
- Directors:
- Robert Budreau
- Producers:
- Robert Budreau, Leonard Farlinger, Jennifer Jonas, Jake Seal, Olivier Gauriat
- Voiced By:
- Daniel Kash
- Writers:
- Robert Budreau
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Drama, Music & Musicals
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/07/2016
- Run Time:
- 97 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Making Of "Born to Be Blue"
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Reviews (4) of Born to Be Blue
So-so biopic if you like jazz - Born to Be Blue review by PV
I am not a jazz fan really and can take or leave trumpet playing especially.
However, this was an OK film, though hardcore fans will probably be annoyed with it. But I don't mind at all that the actors are not exact lookalikes of the real people - acting in movies cannot be judged entirely on that. It's not Madame Tussaud's!
To be honest, all I knew about Chet Baker was that he played jazz trumpet, was a heroin addict, and died after a fall from a hotel room in Amsterdam in 1988 (probably suicide) - this last chapter is not portrayed in this movie, sadly.
He also played the BRILLIANT trumpet solo of Elvis Costello's shipbuilding.
A watchable biopic for a general audience.
3 stars.
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Why did I bother? - Born to Be Blue review by DW
I'm a Chet Baker fan and thought this worth a go. Unfortunately, it simply didn't begin to compare with the documentary Let's Get Lost which I've now put on my list in order to take another look/listen. Why are biopics so often such a big disappointment? Should have read the reviews first, I guess.....
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Sad, So Sad. A Disgrace In Fact - Born to Be Blue review by CP Customer
If like me you grew up in the 50s listening to Chet Baker, this abysmal film will leave you frustrated and disappointed.
Don’t go near it. Ethan Hawke looks nothing like Chet Baker or a jazz musician.... and as for Miles Davis.
Read ‘Deep In A Dream: The Long Night Of Chet Baker’ and/or watch the 1988 feature ‘Let’s Get Lost’. They both do justice to the phenomenon that was Chet Baker.
This lightweight movie is a travesty.
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