Sweet and Lowdown

1999
12
1 Std. 35 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,2/10

37.151

IHRE BEWERTUNG

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30 Fotos

Comedy Drama Music

In den 1930er-Jahren eifert Jazzgitarrist Emmet Ray seinem Idol Django Reinhardt nach, kommt mit Gangstern in Kontakt und verliebt sich in eine stumme Frau.In den 1930er-Jahren eifert Jazzgitarrist Emmet Ray seinem Idol Django Reinhardt nach, kommt mit Gangstern in Kontakt und verliebt sich in eine stumme Frau.In den 1930er-Jahren eifert Jazzgitarrist Emmet Ray seinem Idol Django Reinhardt nach, kommt mit Gangstern in Kontakt und verliebt sich in eine stumme Frau.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,2/10

37.151

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Für 2 Oscars nominiert
- 1 Gewinn & 15 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
The guitar that Emmet Ray (Sean Penn) plays in the movie is a Selmer Maccaferri of about 1932, though it seems likely that it's a reproduction of the rare instrument and not an original. This is the same kind of guitar played and made famous by Django Reinhardt.

Patzer
Emmett's guitar playing is completely mis-matched with what is heard on the soundtrack. He plays the wrong chords, doesn't position his hands properly for the chords he does play, and is often strumming when he should be plucking (and vice versa).

Zitate
Emmet Ray: Wanna go to the dump and shoot some rats?

Verbindungen
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: American Beauty/Blue Streak/For Love of the Game (1999)

Soundtracks
When Day Is Done
Written by Buddy G. DeSylva (as Buddy DeSylva) and Robert Katscher
Performed by Django Reinhardt
Courtesy of Blue Note Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

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Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

Very watchable, very charming

This is a very enjoyable movie. It has many touches in it that are classic Woody Allen, so it should appeal to his many fans. It is also so strong on the jazz material that it should appeal to jazz afficianados even if they are not Woody Allen fans.

The biographical / documentary styles keep this movie away from Woody's worst excesses (I am a fan, but not a blinkered one)and provide momentum. There are one or two scenes that migrate towards farce, such as the hold-up scene(s) and the "moon seat".

This film is well worth seeing.