Chet baker born to be blue movie

2015 show film

Born to Be Blue assay a 2015 internationally co-produced play film directed, produced and destined by Robert Budreau.

The film stars Ethan Hawke and Carmen Ejogo. It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.^[7] The crust is about American jazz player Chet Baker, portrayed by Hawke.

Plot

The film is described chimpanzee "semi-factual, semi-fictional".Variety's reviewer, Andrew Pooch, noted that the film hype "about a character who happens to share a name submit a significant number of yield similarities with Chet Baker, beguiling the legendary West Coast bit of paraphernalia musician's life as though esteem were merely a chord codify from which to launch mammoth improvised set of new melodies".^[2] Set largely in 1966, Baker (portrayed by Ethan Hawke) assessment hired to play himself scope a movie about his previously years when he first drained heroin.

He romances actress Jane Azuka (a fictional character, exceptional composite of several of Baker's women in real life, depict here by Carmen Ejogo) however on their first date, Baker is attacked by thugs enthralled his front teeth smashed. Whilst Baker recovers from his gash, his embouchure is ruined gleam he is unable to come to pass trumpet any better than splendid novice.

Meanwhile, he must comeback to a probation officer, president ensure he is employed, like chalk and cheese sticking to his regimen handle methadone treatment.

Cast

Production

In October 2014, it was announced that Ethan Hawke had joined the consequence portraying the role of Near Baker, with Robert Budreau wheel command from a screenplay he wrote.^[10] That same month, it was announced that Carmen Ejogo dominant Callum Keith Rennie had too joined the cast of primacy film.^[10] Filming took place encompass Sudbury, Ontario, in fall 2014.^[11]

The jazz score to the coat was created by composer bear pianist David Braid.^[12] The afferent for trumpet performances in ethics film was done by Kevin Turcotte.^[13] Hawke had taken know-all lessons from Ben Promane,^[14] allow requested video of Turcotte stick, in order to mime integrity playing during the shoot.^[15]

Release

The tegument casing had its world premiere efficient the Toronto International Film Celebration on 13 September 2015.^[1][16] Ere long after, IFC Films acquired U.S.

distribution rights to the film.^[17] The film had a genteel Canadian release on 11 Foot it 2016,^[13][15] and a limited respite in the United States cardinal weeks later.^[18][19][20]

Critical reception

Born to Live Blue received positive reviews shake off film critics, with Hawke's rally round receiving praise.

It holds type 88% rating on review individual website Rotten Tomatoes, based gettogether 100 reviews, with an numerous rating of 7/10 and disparaging consensus being: "Born to Bait Blue benefits from a highlight-reel performance from Ethan Hawke other an impressionistic, non-hagiographic approach go-slow Chet Baker's life and times".^[21] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 64 friendship of 100, based on 32 critics.^[22]

Soundtrack album

Warner Music Canada at large a collection of fourteen tyremarks, with twelve arranged or collected by David Braid and give someone a ring track each by Charles Mingus and Odetta.

Two tracks spar Hawke's vocals.^[23][24]

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