Rent 'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris (2006)
3.5 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 39min
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- Synopsis:
In 1991, Raymond De Felitta was listening to the radio and heard a singer by the name of Jackie Paris. Entranced, De Felitta began researching Paris and learned that he had opened for Lenny Bruce and that his voice was admired by among others, Ewa Fitzgerald, Nat Cole and Sarah Vaughn. However, his research abruptly ended when he read that the notoriously volatile Paris had died in 1977. De Felitta thought that was the end of the story but one night he spotted an advertisement listing Paris' comeback. Stunned, he wondered where had Paris been all these years, what had come of his life and why had a singer of this talent fallen into such obscurity. Working with rare footage (including the final concert footage and last interviews Paris ever gave) and new interviews with jazz legends Billy Taylor, Mark Murphy and Ruth Price, De Felitta's film is an intimate and moving portrait of a unique if troubled talent. Moreover, 'Tis Autumn also addresses the question of what it means to be an artist and highlights the perils and pitfalls of creative endeavour. - Actors:
- Jackie Paris, Anne Marie Moss, Peter Bogdanovich, Harlan Ellison, James Moody, Mark Murphy, Barry Newman, Nick Tosches, Billy Vera, Frank Whaley
- Directors:
- Raymond De Felitta
- Writers:
- Raymond De Felitta
- Studio:
- Verve Pictures
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals
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Good, but - 'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris review by CM
A really interesting story - look out for Jackie Paris on You Tube, etc., - but I missed a lot of the narrative, because it was ruined by having loud music played most of the time over the commentary, & no subtitles.
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