Ethan hawke fulfills dream to play chet baker in born to be blue. Watching lets get lost, shot in a liquid blackandwhite, we are lost in a monotonal, gorgeously shot reverie about chet baker, the jazz trumpeter whose alabastersmooth, pretty face and. Born to be blue critics consensus born to be blue benefits from a highlightreel performance from ethan hawke and an impressionistic, nonhagiographic approach to chet baker s life and times. David braid, on the music of born to be blue ottawa citizen. Im starting to think the crew the guardian sent to toronto are pretty negative. Ethan hawkes dream of playing jazz legend chet baker finally.
Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. Ethan hawke plays jazz legend chet baker in born to be blue, which premiered this week at the toronto international film festival. K5 international will be selling the movie at the toronto film festival. Thats a drag, he admitted of the remote location about four hours north of toronto. The toronto pianist discusses his assignment to craft the music for the new chet baker biopic starring ethan hawke. Ethan hawke is remarkable as chet baker in born to be blue, a movie about the legendary trumpet player that initially skitters around like a freeform jazz composition. Ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue courtesy of black hangar films it was a suspiciously tranquil ethan hawke who appeared on the eighteenth floor of the intercontinental hotel in toronto. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. Daniel baur and oliver simons k5 international will be selling the movie at the toronto film festival, where it has its. I was supposed to do a chet baker movie when i was 26 with. His indie contribution of the year sees him in the role of chet baker but, rather. Toronto canada afp country music star hank williams and jazz trumpeter chet baker biopics, as well as a new keith richards documentary headlined at the toronto film festival. When mulligan was arrested in 1953, chet led the group until 1955, when he went to europe. Two new movies highlight the ups and downs of hank williams, chet baker.
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Launched at tiff last year, robert budreaus film born to be blue examines the life of trumpeter and vocalist chet baker. Ethan hawke stars as jazz legend trumpeter chet baker in biopic by director robert budreau. Fortunately, ben promane, a recent graduate of the university of toronto s faculty of music, was ready to help. Black hanger studios 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. The tragic but true story behind born to be blues chet baker. Enjoy streaming classical music from the naxos collection of over 80,000 cds. Both ethan hawke and carmen ejogo have appeared in a purge movie. Ethan hawke fulfills dream to play chet baker in born to. Ethan hawke plays chet baker in born to be blue variety. The film is about american jazz musician chet baker, portrayed. When chet stars in a film about himself, a romance heats up with his costar, the enigmatic jane carmen ejogo. It was shown in the special presentations section of the 2015 toronto international film festival. Country music star hank williams and jazz trumpeter chet baker biopics, as well as a new keith richards documentary headlined at the toronto film festival sunday.
Here chet is accompanied by michel grailler on piano and riccardo del fra on bass. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. 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. Texting etiquette sheer is back 2020 trends to try see her best looks. Bruce weber first became interested in chet baker when he spotted a photograph of the musician in a pittsburgh record store on the cover of the 1955 vinyl lp chet baker sings and plays when he was 16 years old.
Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker. Ethan hawkes dream of playing jazz legend chet baker finally comes true. The film is about american jazz musician chet baker, portrayed by hawke. Ethan hawke plays chet baker in toronto film festivals born to be blue exclusive. Films unlimited expands through apple tv channels in u. Hes in his 40s and trying to get clean so he can focus on making music again. Id developed my own chet baker movie years ago with richard. Paying homage to one of his many influences chet baker, nicholas james murphy put his own spin on.
Born to be blue, stars ethan hawke as jazz trumpeter chet baker. A reimagining of jazz legend chet bakers musical comeback in the late 60s. Baker eventually fell to his death from his secondstory room at hotel prins hendrik in amsterdam in 1988. Actor ethan hawke plays the acclaimed musician with a lifelong struggle with addiction. Hoping to follow in the footsteps of joaquin phoenix as johnny cash in walk the line, a whopping eight music biopics and docs were scheduled for release in toronto this week. A trumpet players take on two new brassy biopics searching for a proper trumpet movie proves problematic when hollywood insists on blowing all the false notes in a bid to cook up drama and romantic heroes by charles gordon trumpet players hardly every get to have movies made about them unlike.
Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. Chet baker biopic born to be blue starring ethan hawke to debut at toronto film fest. Ethan hawkes chet baker movie born to be blue sells to. Ethan hawkes chet baker movie born to be blue sells to ifc films imdb menu. Variety has been given exclusive access to a clip from born to be blue, which stars ethan hawke as jazz trumpeter chet baker. He strikes up a passionate romance on and off the set with jane carmen ejogo, an actress playing one of his lovers, but when hes brutally beaten in. His wellpublicized drug habit also drove his notoriety and fame. It opens with a film within a film as baker plays himself in a biopic. Black hanger studios by glenn whipp entertainment columnist. Chet baker ploughs a uniquely individual furrow in the field of jazz.
Ethan hawke on chet baker antibiopic, born to be blue. As the film begins, its the late 1960s and chet is playing himself in a film about his own life. Born to be blue recently premiered at the toronto international film festival in the special presentations. Ethan hawkes chet baker movie born to be blue sells to ifc films. Ethan hawke channels chet baker in born to be blue cbc. His solo in my funny valentine is a classic of the west coast jazz in the fifties. Born to be blue 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Born to be blue premiered at the toronto international film festival last fall.
Born to be blue is a 2015 internationally coproduced drama film directed, produced and written by robert budreau. Born to be blue starring ethan hawke is a reimagining of jazz trumpeter chet bakers life in the 60s. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of. In toronto, ethan hawke talks about his chet baker. Trumpeter and jazz singer chet baker ethan hawke became an icon in the 1950s. Before ethan hawke could play legendary jazz artist chet baker in the new movie born to be blue, he had to learn how to play the trumpet. But during a recent visit to toronto, hawke tells me budreaus strategy was.
He became famous with the gerry mulligan quartet in 1952. The film premiered at the toronto film festival and will be in theaters. Chet fakers 2014 headlining tour in support of his debut album built on glass will have fans dancing to his seductive beats all night long. Toronto film festival cranks it up with chet baker, keith. Watch ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue trailer. Ethan hawke talks about playing jazz trumpet legend chet baker, and why shooting the movie in sudbury was helpful, in born to be blue. Watch ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue. In the new movie born to be blue, ethan hawke plays chet baker at a pivotal moment.
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