Sweet and Lowdown (1999) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Sweet and Lowdown
Year
1999
Running time
95 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Various
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Comedy. Drama | 1930s. Jazz. Music. Mockumentary. Independent Film (US)
Synopsis
Master guitar-playing jazz genius of the 30s, Emmet Ray is only rivalled by the man with whom he is obsessed: the legendary Django Reinhardt. The off-stage Emmet is an arrogant, uncouth womanizer who drinks too much and gets off shooting at rats. One day he meets Hattie, a mute girl with whom he enters a relationship much too serious for his liking.
Awards
1999: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Actor (Sean Penn), Supporting Actress
1999: 2 Nominations for Golden Globes: Actor (Penn) and Supporting Actress (Morton)
1999: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Supp. Actress (Morton)
1999: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 2 Nom., incl. Best Supporting Actress (Morton)
1999: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): nominated to Best Supporting Actress.
1999: Satellite Awards: 2 nominations
Critics' reviews
- "It's all very slight and only sporadically amusing, and it makes Allen's 'Celebrity' from last year look even more underrated than it already is."
- "It's a loving and comic tribute to a musical era Allen knows well."
- "Doesn't add up to any big deal. But it's a likable, lively little ditty -- one theme, some clever variations -- that never wears out its welcome."
- "Sean Penn('s) performances are master classes in the art of character development."
- "Agreeable eye candy and ear candy, but it's too slight to reach as deep as it thinks it wants to reach."
- "Isn't Allen's finest work by a long shot, but an undeniable part of its fascination is trying to figure out what -- if anything, even unconsciously -- he's trying to say about how he treated Farrow."
- "Exquisitely designed, lovingly executed, beautifully scored and played, every hair and note in place, it's a movie full of irony, passion and bluesy riffs."
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