Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

Réalisateur:

Woody Allen

Scénariste (WGA):

Woody Allen (written by)

Date de sortie:

26 janvier 2000 (France)

Genre:

Comedie | Musique

Intrigue:

In the 1930s, fictional jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute.

Plot Keywords:

Jazz | Train | 1930s | Gangster | Rat

Récompenses:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 11 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Very watchable, very charming

Ensemble

Woody Allen	...	Himself
Ben Duncan	...	Himself
Daniel Okrent	...	A.J. Pickman
Dan Moran	...	Boss
Tony Darrow	...	Ben
Chris Bauer	...	Ace - Pool Player
Sean Penn	...	Emmet Ray
Constance Shulman	...	Hazel - Hooker #1
Kellie Overbey	...	Iris - Hooker #2
Darryl Alan Reed	...	Don
Marc Damon Johnson	...	Omer
Ron C. Jones	...	Alvin (as Ron Cephas Jones)
Steve Bargonetti	...	Musician Friend
Benjamin Franklin Brown	...	Musician Friend
James Urbaniak	...	Harry

Autre(s) titre(s):

Woody Allen Fall Project 1998 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and some substance abuse.

Durée:

95 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital (Mono)

Classification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Lieux de tournage:

Fresh Pond Rail Yards, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Société:

Magnolia Productions

Anecdotes:

In the scene where Emmet Ray sees Django Reinhardt for the first time at the gas station and faints, right behind the trees is the Nyack High School Football team. They were asked to be quiet during the filming of the scene and had a stop their practice a number of times.

Goofs:

Continuité: When he arrives at the train station with Ellie, Emmet stops the car just in time to avoid slamming into a utility pole. When they get out of the car a second later, the pole is not there any more.

Guillemet:

Emmet Ray: [while Hattie is struggling to replace a tire on the car] What's the matter? Nobody said it was going to be a picknick. You know I can't risk my hands.

Connexions De Film:

figure dans Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (2001)

Bande son:

Sweet Sue, Just You

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.