You could blindfold someone throughout the opening credits and take the blindfold off and while watching it, know that its being directed by woody allen. The dog is his talent, and it drags him where it wants to go. Born in 1935 in new york, the tv comedy writer, standup comedian, film director and clarinet player is one of the most prolific filmmakers ever. January 1, 2000 the atmosphere, combined with sweet and lowdown s entertaining momentum and zippy jazz score, makes it easy for you to get swept away for 90 minutes of great jazz and good fun. Sean penn and samantha morton in sweet and lowdown 1999 uma thurman and sean penn in sweet and. A scene from the 1944 musicalromance film sweet and lowdown featuring linda darnell. Sweet and lowdown 1999 letterboxd your life in film.
Goodman and popsie pursue him to a tenement flat where he has led them to. Impressed by johnnys talent, benny offers him a spot in the band. Another woody allen film that shows his huge love for jazz music. Employing a documentary style complete with talkinghead commentators, one of whom is the. I think its really important to be able to feel your own life, and i had felt so numbed by what had been a kind of surreal saturation of what was going on in the middle east and what it was going to mean, particularly relative to my kids future.
Sweet and lowdown 1944 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sweet and lowdown by howard alden book sheet music for. Emmet ray, according to himself, was the greatest jazz guitarist of the 1920s and 1930s. One of british finest actresses of her generation, samantha morton nabbed two academy awards nominations for her roles in woody allens sweet and lowdown 1999, where she also won a london critics circle film award, a chicago film critics association award and a golden globe nod for her scenestealing turn of mute laundress hattie, and in. Woody allen lot of 4 films vhs sleeper, sweet and lowdown, bullets over bdwy. Looking back, it was probably only a matter of time before filmmaker woody allen decided to combine his professional career and his favorite hobby. Movie guide movie music woody allen quotes bookstore. The sweet lowdown first performed for folk harbour audiences at the 2012 festival, and many are enthusiastically awaiting the groups return to lunenburg. Sweet and lowdown dvd, 2000, full frame used sean penn, samantha. Early scenes establish that he was a pimp, a kleptomaniac, and that his idea of a fun date was going to the. Sweet and lowdown 1999 full movie download full hd youtube.
Includes theatrical trailers for several films and brief biographical information on woody allen, sean penn, samantha morton and uma thurman. Although ray certainly had a signature style and a melodic skill, those who. No, its not manhattan or purple rose of cairo or even bullets over broadway, but it is engaging, touching, and. Sweet and lowdown has been acclaimed as a loving and comic tribute to a musical era. After their annual free concert at chicagos dearborn settlement, benny goodman and his band are packing up to move on to their next engagement at a military camp, when a kid, tony birch, steals goodmans clarinet. Sweet and lowdown is a movie that even woody haters could potentially enjoy, because a woodys only in it for a few moments, as a jazz expert. Jun 08, 2000 woody allen is the only film director in 2000 who would make a sentimental film about a jazz age musician, and contrive to make him a white musician. Also, this marks yet another woody allen film currently outofprint, meaning that some of his best work is no longer being made in either the uk or usa.
Sweet and lowdown falls somewhere in the uppermiddle rank of allens films. Jan 19, 2000 sweet and lowdown falls somewhere in the uppermiddle rank of allens films. Sean penn plays emmett ray, an irresponsible, womanizing swing guitar player in depressionera america who is guided by an ego almost as large as his talent. In chicago, johnny birchs james cardwell brother steals the clarinet of swing bandleader benny goodman benny goodman to force him to hear johnny play trombone.
Sweet and lowdown, woody allens film from 1999, starred sean penn as the legendary, but fictitious jazz guitarist of the 30s, emmett ray. Staring uma thurman, sean penn, anthony lapaglia and samantha morton. Woody allen is the only film director in 2000 who would make a sentimental film about a jazz age musician, and contrive to make him a white musician. Sweet and lowdown is a comedydrama passed during the 30s, in a documentarybiography style telling the life of the famous jazz guitarist emmett ray. He started his career when he first appeared in a small role on the tv series little house on the prairie 1974. Sweet and lowdown 1999 emmet ray sean penn isnt an easy guy to be around among other things, hes inconsiderate and egomaniacal. Goodman and popsie pursue him to a tenement flat where he has led. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm.
The film tells the fictional story, set in the 1930s, of. Watch sweet and lowdown online stream full movie directv. There are times in sweet and lowdown when ray, the secondbest jazz guitarist in the world, seems almost like a bystander as his fingers and his instinct create heavenly jazz. Sweet and lowdown official trailer woody allens least perfunctory film in years is also the first since bullets over broadway to escape contemporary new york and allens usual neurotic, upper. This movie was one of the best of 1999 much better than the phantom menace. A sony classics release of a sweetland films presentation of a magnolia prods. The films of woody allen comedy independant movies. Anthony lapaglia, uma thurman, samantha morton, sean penn. Morton creates the only really believable or sympathetic character in the film and well deserved her supporting actress oscar nomination. If you havent seen sweet and lowdown, dont tell me that. Sweet and lowdown 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film tells the fictional story, set in the 1930s, of a real life jazz guitarist emmet ray played by sean penn who.
Slatko i sporo, woody allen fall project 1998, dulce y melancolico. Mel bay sweet and lowdown, woody allens film from 1999, starred sean penn as the legendary, but fictitious jazz guitarist of the 30s, emmett ray. Emmett considered himself to be the second greatest jazz guitarist in. Jean doumanian, letty aronson, richard brick, woody allen. A comedic biopic focused on the life of fictional jazz guitarist emmett ray. Sweet and lowdown the films of woody allen pictures. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Woody allen makes beautiful music but only fitful comedy with his story of the second greatest guitar player in the world. See the sellers listing for full details and description of. Complete film credits from woody allens 1999 film sweet and lowdown.
Cameos by allen and author nat hentoff give the film a take the money and. Ray was an irresponsible, freespending, arrogant, obnoxious, alcoholabusing, miserable human being, who was also arguably the best guitarist in the world. Samantha mortons hattie is a very sweet virtuoso performance. I keep waiting for the rereleaseupgrade announcements, but have heard or seen nothing for months.
Sep 18, 2014 the sweet lowdown performing chasing the sun m. Sweet and lowdown having performed that evening in a downtown nightclub, jazz guitar genius emmett ray sean penn leaves with a group of newfound acquaintances. In 1999 he did just that with sweet and lowdown, a mockumentary about a fictional jazz guitarist named emmet ray that gave allen an excuse to delve into the cheerful 30s jazz with which he spends much of his free time as clarinetist for a. Woody allens fine film celebrates his love of jazz by recalling the troubled life of a forgotten. Opening to sweet and lowdown 1999 2000 vhs youtube. Sonstenessocan, the title track of their 3rd album, at legacy guitar shop in cochrane ab, sept 2014. My one regret in life is that i am not someone else. Sweet and lowdown is a 1999 american comedydrama mockumentary film written and directed by woody allen. Sweet and lowdown vhs, 2000 anthony lapaglia samantha morton uma thurman. Woody allens fine film celebrates his love of jazz by recalling the troubled life.
Alternately, if you have a region free dvd player, the region 2 version is widescreen as well. Critics praise woody allens sweet and lowdown for its charming. Full version sweet and lowdown 2000 video or download movie. Sweet and lowdown is a 1999 american comedydrama film written and directed by woody allen set in the great depression, the film tells the story of jazz guitarist emmet ray played by sean penn who regards himself as the second greatest guitarist in the world after jazz icon django reinhardt. Sweet and lowdown is a 1999 american comedydrama film written and directed by woody allen. Woody allens latest film is the fanciful biography of a legendary jazz guitarist, emmet ray, who clashed with lovers, gangsters, musicians and success itself i. The film also stars uma thurman and anthony lapaglia. Sweet and lowdown is one of those films from a cinematic genius where you dont need the credits to tell you whos directing it. Sweet and lowdown is the 29th film written and directed by woody allen. The only big surprise in betty thomass film is that the mundane script comes from susannah grant, whose other screenwriting job to date was the tough and pertinent erin brockovich, one of. My name is nobody western english free and full movie henry fonda hd. Penns performance is easily the best ever seen in an allen film.
The film was a fictionalized version of life with goodman, his band, and their manager while entertaining at military camps. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Sweet and lowdown on dvd 043396047570 from sony pictures home entertainment. The arc of woody allens career has taken many side roads, but sweet and lowdown could be the most unwoody allen of all of woody allens films.
This is a beautifully composed film visually, and seeing. Sweet and lowdown 1999 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Sweet, gentle, sad, with amazing performances by sean penn and samantha. Woody allens fine film celebrates his love of jazz by recalling the troubled life of a forgotten great, emmet ray. Emmett considered himself to be the second greatest jazz guitarist in the world next to django reinhardt. For the 1999 woody allen film, see sweet and lowdown. If youre pretty, ill just invite you back to my place to watch it. Its sweet and low down on my list of allen favorites, but worth seeing for penns performance. Woody allens latest film is the fanciful biography of a legendary jazz guitarist, emmet ray, who clashed. In his most recent movie, sweet and lowdown, woody allen turns from the work of his earlier icon, bergman. Sweet and lowdown is a 1944 film directed by archie mayo and starring benny goodman and linda darnell. A 1930s jazz guitarist sean penn clashes with lovers samantha morton, uma thurman and others. Then again, she may simply seem so good because the other main characters in sweet and lowdown are so poorly written her lack of dialogue definitely works in her favor in that regard.
Best performance by an actor in a motion picture, comedy or musical. Details about woody allen lot of 4 films vhs sleeper, sweet and lowdown, bullets over bdwy. Jan 19, 2000 with sweet and lowdown, woody allen returns, after the scattershot vitriol of his last two films deconstructing harry and celebrity to the kinder and gentler mode of such anecdotal. On the train to their next gig, johnny meets and is smitten by pat sterling lynn bari, the bands flirty lead singer. With benny goodman, benny goodman and his orchestra, linda darnell, jack oakie. Short film live action henrik ruben genz, michael w.
Woody allen is the only film director in 2000 who would make a sentimental film about a jazz age musician, and contrive to make him a white. Sean penn is an american actor and director often considered to be one of the finest of his generation. He won academy award for best actor in a leading role for mystic river 2003 and milk 2008. Emmet ray is like a man with a very large dog on a leash. Like several of allens other films, the film is occasionally interrupted by interviews with critics and biographers like allen, nat hentoff, and douglas. Since 2012, the group has released the album chasing the sun 2014, which was nominated for a western canadian music award for roots recording of the year.
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