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Ethan hawke is an utterly magnetic screen presence as chet baker, the legendary trumpeter and singer who, after becoming a jazz icon in. May, 20 its 25 years today since chet baker was found dead on an amsterdam pavement, apparently having fallen from the window of his hotel room. Apr 25, 2019 this new film essentially invents a midpoint between bakers heartthrob heyday and the broken man in webers dreamlike documentary. The death of chet baker 2009 youtube a short film starring stephen mchattie, the lead in pontypool. Jazz legend chet baker gets the full musobiopic treatment with born to be blue. As ethan hawke plays chet baker in born to be blue, he talks about. Exploring the different perspectives of chet bakers final moments before death. Now canadian filmmaker robert budreau who previously made a 2009 short film on bakers death titled the deaths of chet baker is writing and directing a film about bakers late 1970s comeback, starring the resurgent ethan hawke as the jazz icon. Ethan hawke talked about his chet baker movie for so long it seemed he might age out of ever getting to play the troubled jazz giant on the screen.

It was shown in the special presentations section of the 2015 toronto international film festival. An exploration of the mysteries surrounding the death of jazz legend chet baker who was found dead below an amsterdam hotel window in 1988. On the eve of a new biopic starring ethan hawke, heres an introduction to the. The deaths of chet baker the deaths of chet baker 2009. According to ethan hawke on the wtf podcast, he wanted to play chet baker going back 15 to 20 years before. Why i give a hoot for competing dead jazz musician movies. Richard linklater, when approached with hawke by the idea of a biopic, had his own idea of making a baker film about a dayinthelife story about the day before baker tried heroin for the first time. The deaths of chet baker 2009 an exploration of the mysteries surrounding the death of jazz legend chet baker who was found dead below an amsterdam hotel window in 1988. Mar 21, 2010 a picture video of the life of chet baker. This new film essentially invents a midpoint between baker s heartthrob heyday and the broken man in webers.

Chet baker was born in yale, oklahoma, on december 23, 1929. A blog supreme bakers legacy may be debated, but his artistry shouldnt be. Find chet baker discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue indiewire. From the early stuff in paris 1955, barclay records to all the great pacific jazz recordings with russ freeman et al that helped define the west coast sound, so beautifully photographed and chronicled by the great william claxton. Chet baker was an american singer and jazz trumpeter.

Chet baker i get along without you very well by betttyblue. Ethan hawke on the fast life and mysterious death of chet baker read more. V roku 1987 bol uvedeny do big band and jazz hall of fame. But its hard to make a better movie than dead poets society. With this film, we are locked, a little dispiritingly, into a sombre narrative from the outset.

This isnt the first film robert budreau wrote and directed about chet baker, he has also made a short film called the deaths of chet baker 2009. A very short film that simply imagines three possible last moments of chet baker s life before his mysterious death in amsterdam, 1988. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. In 2009, robert bundreau released the deaths of chet baker, a short film that explored the many myths surrounding the death of the legendary jazz trumpeter. Budreau, who crafted a bakerfocused short before this feature, opens in 1954, in the midst of bakers whirlwind ascent. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the release dates submission guide. Hawke so appealing as an actor is his ability to express complete astonishment at how. On a more serious note, id love to know what carol thought of the lets get lost film documentary. Now canadian filmmaker robert budreau who previously made a 2009 short film on baker s death titled the deaths of chet baker is writing and directing a film about baker s late 1970s comeback, starring the resurgent ethan hawke as the jazz icon.

Watch on ifc films unlimited with prime video channels. Behind him are the 1950s, when his easy virtuosity and matineeidol. Mar 24, 2016 ethan hawke talked about his chet baker movie for so long it seemed he might age out of ever getting to play the troubled jazz giant on the screen. May 14, 1988 chet baker, a jazz trumpet player who was also a whispervoiced, romantic singer, died friday after falling from the secondfloor window of a hotel in amsterdam. But boyhood and the oscar nomination that followed allowed hawke and filmmaker robert budreau to get their vision on the screen.

Chet baker was a primary exponent of the west coast school of cool jazz in the early and mid50s. He preferred pursuing his own personal disaster, his addiction, rather than nurturing his talent. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. Bruce webers excellent documentary, lets get lost, released just three months after baker s 1988 death, also looks at the jazz trumpeters latecareer resurgence. Police concluded that his death had been caused by head injuries consistent with a fall from 30ft or so. Born to be blue finished production in 2015 and was immediately submitted to the 2015 toronto international film festival. The death of chet baker will forever remain as one of the greatest mysteries in jazz history and this film is a decent attempt to reconstruct what mightve happened on that fateful night. Theres not a lot of time for him to do so, but stephen mchattie plays baker. Streaming service ifc films unlimited expands through apple tv channels in u. Budreau also directed a short film called the deaths of chet baker. Nov 25, 2011 scenes from the life of chet baker by jeffrey st. In 1983, elvis costello played with baker on his song shipbuilding, from punch the clock album. Born to be blue is a 2015 internationally coproduced drama film directed, produced and written by robert budreau. Chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost.

The film is called born to be blue, and is w ritten and directed by canadian filmmaker robert budreau, who has already created a short about the player, called the deaths of chet baker with. Fr voir chet baker film streaming streaming vf vostfr. Ethan hawke est chet baker dans born to be blue bande annonce. Chet baker biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.

This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. May 25, 2016 why i give a hoot for competing dead jazz musician movies miles ahead and born to be blue immortalise miles davis and link him to chet baker. He later recorded a song for lets get lost, a documentary about his life. It is about the troubled jazz trumpeter chet baker, shown making a tempestuous career comeback in the 1960s. As a son of musicloving parents, chet started singing in the local church choir and tried playing trombone before he later started playing trumpet at the age of years.

Ethan hawke lights up the screen as jazz legend and icon of cool, chet baker, whose comeback from heroin addiction is. Check out chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost by chet baker on amazon music. This 2012 piece for the rake features quotes from the andover shops charlie davidson. Carol baker, chet bakers widow jerry jazz musician. We see the young handsome and beautiful baker in california and italy, where he appeared in at least one movie and at least. The chet baker portrayed by ethan hawke in robert budreaus misty biopic born to be blue is midway between beauty and ruin. The very first film i did out of film school was a 1940s jazz short film.

Flirting with this disaster became me the final days of. Ethan hawke embodies chet baker, but born to be blue. Some have called chet baker the james dean of music, so much promise, unfulfilled. The film was a hit with critics and quickly picked up by ifc films for a 2016 theatrical release. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, family, personal life, music career, etc. District court in tulsa on wednesday, alleging robert budreau and others damaged the chet baker. Exploring the different perspectives of chet baker s final moments before death. As a trumpeter, he had a generally restrained, intimate playing style and he attracted attention beyond jazz for his photogenic looks and singing. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed. At last, more than ten years later, a chet baker monument is to be erected outside of the prins hendrik hotel in amsterdam, the netherlands, where the trumpetplayer and singer died on may 1988 after falling from his hotel room onto the pavement in front of the hotel. Chet baker page in fuller up, the dead musician directory. Paul anthony baker, son of the musician who died in 1988, filed the lawsuit in u.

Rent born to be blue 2016 starring ethan hawke and carmen ejogo on dvd and bluray. Budreau is a fan of jazz, and specifically baker, having explored the musicians mysterious death in the 2009 short film, the deaths of chet baker. By the mid1980s he was in high demand throughout european and united states jazz centers, and in 1989 he was the focus of an excellent film documentary, lets get lost. A reimagining of jazz legend chet bakers musical comeback in the late 60s. Ethan hawke on the fast life and mysterious death of chet baker ethan hawke he was the hypnotic trumpeter with a divine voice who lost it all to heroin. A short film starring stephen mchattie, the lead in pontypool. I purchased my first cds with chet, and i realized how wrong i was. Ethan hawke will play chet baker in born to be blue the. A new chet baker film called born to be blue, starring ethan hawke, has been acquired for u. The film was shot during a few weeks in the first half of 1987, prior to highlights such as the japanese concert. This first major biography of the most romanticized icon in jazz thrillingly recounts his wild ride. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker the. In the 1950s, cool was the only way to fly, and chet baker was what james dean. Chet baker, a jazz trumpet player who was also a whispervoiced, romantic singer, died friday after falling from the secondfloor window of a hotel in amsterdam.

The title is derived from the song lets get lost by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky, which baker recorded for pacific records. Im guessing tom baker was no relation to chet and was not the time lord in bbcs dr who. Check out this exclusive clip from born to be blue, which ifc films. Nov 03, 2009 when chet baker sang the line in almost blue flirting with this disaster became me, its hard not to see the resonance with his own life.

The film, starring ethan hawke, aims to capture the spirit, not necessarily the details, of the jazz geniuss life. Though this is the first time the musician has gotten the full biopic treatment, it isnt the first film to examine chet baker s life, music, and legacy. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from baker s earlier life and some modernday performances. Then i got the jazz icons with chet baker, and i had to see and hear more. Ethan hawke gets to the heart of chet baker the star. Ethan hawke is chet baker in first clip from biopic. Film born to be blue en streaming vf gratuit complet hd. Dec 28, 2016 ethan hawke est chet baker dans born to be blue bande annonce 2017.

Burrell and baker also collaborate on a moving rendition of september song. The film is about american jazz musician chet baker, portrayed by hawke. Hawke doesnt really have the beauty baker did as a young man, but by the late 1970s. Lets get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber.

Son of late jazz trumpeter chet baker files suit over. He worked with canadian jazz pianist and composer david. From the early stuff in paris 1955, barclay records to all the great pacific jazz recordings with russ. At the age of 11, he moved to california along with his family in the year 1940. No portrayal, beyond the mere mention, of the circumstances of the death.

Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict chet baker. Chet baker biography facts, childhood, family life of. The trumpeter and singer was slated to perform at a concert in laren, holland. Dyers 1995 but beautiful and dave hickeys 1997 air guitar, and in the response to bruce webers 1988 documentary film lets get lost, released just.

Baker continued to feature in elvis costellos songs. My druggy valentine chet baker was the gifted jazz musician with the james dean looks and impossibly cool lifestyle to match, wasnt he. Baker, chet henry the encyclopedia of oklahoma history. Barclay f 84042 chet baker and his quintet with bobby jaspar emarcy f 837 4752 chet baker chet in paris, volume 2 everything happens to me emarcy f 837 4772 chet baker chet in paris, volume 4 alternate takes. Chet is a good place to hear baker s special way with the horn, and is made even more attractive with the presence and contributions of top jazz artists. Rent born to be blue 2016 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.

Chet baker died on may, 1988, in amsterdam, netherlands. I wrote him off as just a pretty boy playing a trumpet. Chet baker chet baker sings and plays from the film lets. Chet baker was someone i kind of passed over in my education of jazz. It looks like we dont have any release dates for this title yet.