When chet stars in a film about himself, a romance heats up with. Ethan hawke lights up the screen as jazz legend chet baker, whose tumultuous life is. Sep 15, 2015 chet baker had a roller coaster of a career, the peaks fueled by his heartfelt ability to play the trumpet and the valleys deepened by his addiction to heroin. Born to be blue wisely doesnt try to arc the entire career of baker, starting years after he began his battle with drugs, but before his comeback in the 70s. The iconic poster boy for the west coast cool school, chet baker left a profound mark on jazz in his 40year career, proving you didn. Born to be blue 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. When chet stars in a film about himself, a romance heats.
Ethan hawke trumpeted for chet baker biopic this article is more than 5 years old. Writerdirector robert budreau takes a stylised approach to this biopic of the legendary jazz artist chet baker, combining the achingly soulful music with an equally resonant performance from. Chet baker jazz festival in his honor in yale, oklahoma, october 10, 2015 forli jazz festival in honor of chet baker 30 years after his death, in forli, italy, may 219, 2018 discography edit. Chet baker the final days from the netherlands in the early 1990s we get a good look at chet bakers life in a much better way than the over stylized lets get lost. Movie story jazz legend chet baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback. Ethan hawke lights up the screen as jazz legend chet baker, whose. Ethan hawke taps into his inner musician in a new clip for born to be blue, which finds hawke portraying jazz musician chet baker based on bakers real. Born to be blue starring ethan hawke is a reimagining of jazz trumpeter chet bakers life in the 60s. Born to be blue is a 2015 internationally coproduced drama film directed, produced and. Sep 03, 2015 ethan hawke taps into his inner musician in a new clip for born to be blue, which finds hawke portraying jazz musician chet baker based on bakers real life, the film focuses primarily on what. It takes a lot of time for hope, joy, music and love.
Ethan hawke on playing chet baker in biopic, playing music. Born to be blue starring ethan hawke is a reimagining of jazz trumpeter chet baker s life in the 60s. Dec 23, 2015 a good way to go in this life is to find something you really enjoy doing and then learn to do it better than anybody. Robert budreau wrote and directed the film, which costars carmen ejogo and. As ethan hawke plays chet baker in born to be blue, he talks about perfection versus charisma and the perils of early success joe queenan wed 20 jul 2016 12.
Jul 24, 2016 theres a moment in born to be blue when ethan hawke, as chet baker, tenderly picks up his trumpet in a new york club and softly plays my funny valentine. Born to be blue is perhaps a tooclever fictionalised take on the life of the jazz trumpeter chet baker, although ethan hawkes performance as the musician is as compelling as it is painful. It opens with a film within a film as baker plays himself in a biopic. It condenses several aspects of baker s life into a concentrated version of the man drug addict, womanizer, loner, musical virtuoso. Presentations section of the 2015 toronto international film festival.
Ethan hawke trumpeted for chet baker biopic film the guardian. Download born to be blue 2015 yify torrent for 1080p. Although jazz trumpeter chet baker 192988 was the obvious inspiration for this film, the story by writerdirector robert budreau was fictionalized and should not be seen as a biopic. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Oct 24, 2014 ethan hawke trumpeted for chet baker biopic this article is more than 5 years old. Apr 25, 2019 of course born to be blue, writerdirector robert budreaus poetically honest but factually negligent movie about trumpeter and singer chet baker, played by ethan hawke, should burrow into the horrors of opiate dependency.
So im playing chet baker playing himself in a movie. Ethan hawkes chet baker movie born to be blue sells to. Callum keith rennie, carmen ejogo, ethan hawke, movie description. The movie begins in the 1960s with a scene of baker on the set of a screen. A reimagining of jazz legend chet baker s musical comeback in the late 60s. Oliver simon and daniel baurs k5 international will be selling the movie at the toronto film festival, where it has its world. The film is about american jazz musician chet baker, portrayed by hawke. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. It was shown in the special presentations section of the 2015 toronto international film festival. Born to be blue official trailer i hd i ifc films youtube. Production is shelved when chets past comes back to haunt him and. Cast in the movie of his life, chet ethan hawke is hired to be an actor. The life of the troubled musician gets remixed in a drama with a few bum notes but a.
Watch ethan hawke play chet baker in born to be blue. Chet baker tis the season to be jolly and celebrate chet baker, who was born on this date, a day short of christmas eve, december 23, 1929. Mar 25, 2016 ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue, a film directed by robert budreau. On the eve of a new biopic starring ethan hawke, heres an. Sep 04, 2015 born to be blue stars ethan hawke as jazz trumpeter chet baker. Born to be blue is a 2015 internationally coproduced drama film directed, produced and written by robert budreau. In his innovative antibiopic, director robert budreau zeroes in on bakers life at a key moment. Its about a fear of failure, a need to express, and a desire to. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. The movie is slight but silly, goofy without being goony. Photographer william claxton, who took so many memorable photographs of jazz trumpet legend chet baker, said in lets get lost, bruce. Ethan hawke on chet baker antibiopic, born to be blue.
Chet baker biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Chet baker, documentary, film, jazz, motw, netherlands, nineties. Of course born to be blue, writerdirector robert budreaus poetically honest but factually negligent movie about trumpeter and singer chet baker, played by ethan hawke, should burrow into the horrors of opiate dependency. His indie contribution of the year sees him in the role of chet baker but. A blog supreme bakers legacy may be debated, but his artistry shouldnt be.
Chet baker of course,and have some messed up dental situations with busted up front teeth and am having alot of work done and hope i can recover as chet did,his music will always stand up against anything today. Sep 24, 2015 for ethan hawke, playing late jazz trumpetersinger chet baker is a dream decades in the making. Ethan hawkes chet baker movie born to be blue sells to ifc films. Ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue, a film directed by robert budreau. Complete new morning performances by chet baker trumpet. He will live on in his music for anyone willing to listen and feel. The actor, 44, was hypnotized by the 1988 bruce weber film lets get lost about baker and. Blows the original 50s pressings out of the water too.
It condenses several aspects of bakers life into a concentrated version of the man drug addict, womanizer, loner, musical virtuoso. For ethan hawke, playing late jazz trumpetersinger chet baker is a dream decades in the making. The movie is shelved after bakers beaten to a pulp by. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. Over a breakfast interview last december, ethan hawke was, as he put it, a little weepy, having just finished shooting born to be blue about jazz legend chet baker.
Born to be blue 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Born to be blue clip features ethan hawke as chet baker. When chet stars in a film about himself, a romance heats up with his costar, the enigmatic jane carmen ejogo. After all, no other jazz musician better embodied the guiltypleasure romance of the hipsteraddict archetypenot even.
Born to be blue ethan hawke gives one of the best performances of his career in robert budreaus chet baker nonbiopic. Ethan hawke trumpeted for chet baker biopic film the. Also on prime,watch the late great chet baker in candy,a sort of documentary,its free with prime. The boyhood and before midnight star is to play the iconic hornman in a new film based on his life. Ethan hawkes chet baker movie born to be blue sells to ifc. Chet baker the final days from the netherlands in the early 1990s we get a good look at chet baker s life in a much better way than the over stylized lets get lost. Variety has been given exclusive access to a clip from born to be blue, which stars ethan hawke as jazz trumpeter chet baker. Born to be blue trailer 1 2016 ethan hawke, carmen ejogo drama movie hd official trailer. Hawke says the film does what jazz loves to do, to take a standard and riff off it. Listen free to chet baker the best of chet baker sings the thrill is gone, but not for me and more. Reviewed at toronto film festival special presentations, sept. It just looks like a great movie aside from my liking for the topic.
Born to be blue stars ethan hawke as jazz trumpeter chet baker. Complete recordings by chet bakerbill evans pianobill. His inability to act, however, is a problem that is shortlived. Theres a moment in born to be blue when ethan hawke, as chet baker, tenderly picks up his trumpet in a new york club and softly plays my funny valentine. In a cinematic landscape awash with hairsplittingly literal musical biopics, it comes as a pleasant surprise to discover that robert budreaus chet baker film, born to be blue, is not a.
Sep 03, 2015 variety has been given exclusive access to a clip from born to be blue, which stars ethan hawke as jazz trumpeter chet baker. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. That being said, i hate the schmaltzy jaaaaazzzz look movies always give jazz performances. This is a movie about a junkie who often succumbed to his addictions, but its not a dark descent into hell. Download born to be blue 2015 yify torrent for 1080p movie. Chet baker biopic born to be blue 2015 official trailer.
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