Born to be blue, stars ethan hawke as jazz trumpeter chet baker. Ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue courtesy of black hangar films it was a suspiciously tranquil ethan hawke who appeared on the eighteenth floor of the intercontinental hotel in toronto. It opens with a film within a film as baker plays himself in a biopic. Chet baker lovers have yet another reason to come to this years td toronto jazz festival. Watch ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. But during a recent visit to toronto, hawke tells me budreaus strategy was to play down the legend stuff and just. Ethan hawkes chet baker film to premiere at toronto. His solo in my funny valentine is a classic of the west coast jazz in the fifties. The tragic but true story behind born to be blues chet baker.
His wellpublicized drug habit also drove his notoriety and fame. Ethan hawke fulfills dream to play chet baker in born to be blue. Born to be blue premiered at the toronto international film festival last fall. Ethan hawkes chet baker movie born to be blue sells to. Hes in his 40s and trying to get clean so he can focus on making music again. Ethan hawke on chet baker antibiopic, born to be blue. The toronto pianist discusses his assignment to craft the music for the new chet baker biopic starring ethan hawke. In the new movie born to be blue, ethan hawke plays chet baker at a pivotal moment. Daniel baur and oliver simons k5 international will be selling the movie at. Toronto film festival cranks it up with chet baker, keith. Here chet is accompanied by michel grailler on piano and riccardo del fra on bass. Enjoy streaming classical music from the naxos collection of over 80,000 cds. The historical drama looks at a turbulent period in bakers life with drug addiction and an attempted comeback.
Ethan hawke plays jazz legend chet baker in born to be blue, which premiered this week at the toronto international film festival. Hoping to follow in the footsteps of joaquin phoenix as johnny cash in walk the line, a whopping eight music biopics and docs were scheduled for release in toronto. Jazz historian dave gelly described the promise of baker s early career as james dean, sinatra, and bix, rolled into one. Born to be blue critics consensus born to be blue benefits from a highlightreel performance from ethan hawke and an impressionistic, nonhagiographic approach to chet baker s life and times.
Born to be blue starring ethan hawke is a reimagining of jazz trumpeter chet baker s life in the 60s. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. Chet baker i 19291988 chet baker started his career in the late forties. In a cinematic landscape awash with hairsplittingly literal musical biopics, it comes as a pleasant surprise to discover that robert budreaus chet baker film, born to be blue, is not a. Chet baker ploughs a uniquely individual furrow in the field of jazz. But during a recent visit to toronto, hawke tells me budreaus strategy was. Standard by bash daily group archive feed august 11, 2015 no comments. The film is about american jazz musician chet baker, portrayed by hawke. Before ethan hawke could play legendary jazz artist chet baker in the new movie born to be blue, he had to learn how to play the trumpet. Ethan hawke plays chet baker in toronto film festivals born to be blue exclusive. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker. Ethan hawke plays chet baker in born to be blue variety.
Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. Oliver simon and daniel baurs k5 international will be. Country music star hank williams and jazz trumpeter chet baker biopics, as well as a new keith richards documentary headlined at the toronto film festival. Born to be blue recently premiered at the toronto international film festival in the special presentations. He strikes up a passionate romance on and off the set with jane carmen ejogo, an actress playing one of his lovers, but when hes brutally beaten in. Born to be blue is a 2015 internationally coproduced drama film directed, produced and written by robert budreau. Ethan hawkes chet baker movie born to be blue sells to ifc films imdb menu. K5 international will be selling the movie at the toronto film festival. His trumpet playing is beautifully delicate and takes standard ballads into hitherto unexplored emotional territories.
Ethan hawkes dream of playing jazz legend chet baker finally comes true. Id developed my own chet baker movie years ago with richard. Baker eventually fell to his death from his secondstory room at hotel prins hendrik in amsterdam in 1988. His indie contribution of the year sees him in the role of chet baker but, rather. Black hanger studios by glenn whipp entertainment columnist. Chet baker biopic born to be blue starring ethan hawke to debut at toronto film fest. In toronto, ethan hawke talks about his chet baker anti. Fortunately, ben promane, a recent graduate of the university of toronto s faculty of music, was ready to help. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. David braid, on the music of born to be blue ottawa citizen. Watching lets get lost, shot in a liquid blackandwhite, we are lost in a monotonal, gorgeously shot reverie about chet baker, the jazz trumpeter whose alabastersmooth, pretty face and. He became famous with the gerry mulligan quartet in 1952. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of.
Ethan hawkes dream of playing jazz legend chet baker finally. Both ethan hawke and carmen ejogo have appeared in a purge movie. Chet fakers 2014 headlining tour in support of his debut album built on glass will have fans dancing to his seductive beats all night long. Watch ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue trailer. A trumpet players take on two new brassy biopics searching for a proper trumpet movie proves problematic when hollywood insists on blowing all the false notes in a bid to cook up drama and romantic heroes by charles gordon trumpet players hardly every get to have movies made about them unlike. I was supposed to do a chet baker movie when i was 26 with. Thats a drag, he admitted of the remote location about four hours north of toronto. When chet stars in a film about himself, a romance heats up with his costar, the enigmatic jane carmen ejogo. Ethan hawke talks about playing jazz trumpet legend chet baker, and why shooting the movie in sudbury was helpful, in born to be blue. Actor ethan hawke plays the acclaimed musician with a lifelong struggle with addiction. Ethan hawke stars as jazz legend trumpeter chet baker in biopic by director robert budreau. Country music star hank williams and jazz trumpeter chet baker biopics, as well as a new keith richards documentary headlined at the toronto film festival sunday. Variety has been given exclusive access to a clip from born to be blue, which stars ethan hawke as chet baker. Ethan hawke fulfills dream to play chet baker in born to.
Ethan hawke is remarkable as chet baker in born to be blue, a movie about the legendary trumpet player that initially skitters around like a freeform jazz composition. Launched at tiff last year, robert budreaus film born to be blue examines the life of trumpeter and vocalist chet baker. Variety has been given exclusive access to a clip from born to be blue, which stars ethan hawke as jazz trumpeter chet baker. Ethan hawke channels chet baker in born to be blue cbc. Born to be blue starring ethan hawke is a reimagining of jazz trumpeter chet bakers life in the 60s. With chet baker, elvis costello, riccardo del fra, micheline grailler.
Daniel baur and oliver simons k5 international will be selling the movie at the toronto film festival, where it has its. Born to be blue 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Films unlimited expands through apple tv channels in u. Bruce weber first became interested in chet baker when he spotted a photograph of the musician in a pittsburgh record store on the cover of the 1955 vinyl lp chet baker sings and plays when he was 16 years old. Ethan hawke finally picks up chet bakers trumpet in born. Chet baker biopic born to be blue starring ethan hawke. In toronto, ethan hawke talks about his chet baker. Hoping to follow in the footsteps of joaquin phoenix as johnny cash in walk the line, a whopping eight music biopics and docs were scheduled for release in toronto this week. Chet faker tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster ca. Toronto canada afp country music star hank williams and jazz trumpeter chet baker biopics, as well as a new keith richards documentary headlined at the toronto film festival. When mulligan was arrested in 1953, chet led the group until 1955, when he went to europe. As the film begins, its the late 1960s and chet is playing himself in a film about his own life. Im starting to think the crew the guardian sent to toronto are pretty negative.
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