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Past Film/Video | Classics
35MM Print
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Screening in 35mm, ‘Round Midnight—one of the all-time great films about jazz—follows an alcoholic saxophonist living in Paris in the 1950s.
Based on the life of Bud Powell and portrayed by the real-life bebop great Dexter Gordon (in an uncommonly lived-in, Oscar-nominated performance), the main character’s journey captures the experiences of so many Black expats hoping to find respect and recognition abroad when none was available at home. Hancock won an Oscar for his score which, in an unusual and innovative decision, was performed live on camera by an all-star band including Gordon, Chet Baker, Ron Carter, Bobby Hutcherson, Bobby McFerrin, John McLaughlin, and Wayne Shorter, among others. Hancock appears prominently onscreen as the band leader and Martin Scorsese, whose personal 35mm print we’re showing, also has a small but memorable role. (131 mins., 35mm)
‘Round Midnight | Image courtesy of Warner Bros.
Print courtesy of the Martin Scorsese Collection/The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Cardinal Health Kaufman Development
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Rohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY The Wexner Family Greater Columbus Arts Council The Columbus Foundation Ohio Arts Council American Electric Power Foundation L Brands Foundation Adam Flatto Mary and C. Robert Kidder Bill and Sheila Lambert Institute of Museum and Library Services Nationwide Foundation Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease Arlene and Michael Weiss
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Mike and Paige Crane Pete Scantland Axium Packaging Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard Nancy Kramer Huntington Lisa Barton Johanna DeStefano Russell and Joyce Gertmenian Liza Kessler and Greg Henchel Ron and Ann Pizzuti Joyce and Chuck Shenk Bruce and Joy Soll Clark and Sandra Swanson Jones Day
Past Film/Video
‘Round Midnight
