'Round Midnight (1986)
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier · 131 min · Drama, Music
52.6 TOPICAL score · #1,747 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.
'Round Midnight (1986, directed by Bertrand Tavernier) has a TOPICAL score of 52.6 - ranked 1,747 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 4 awards from 9 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Original Score. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (108 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 28 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (108 ratings)
- Awards4 wins, 9 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Original Score; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; César Award for Best Sound
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 28 languages
- Still read7,178 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker, Christine Pascal