Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.
Cast
Dexter Gordon
Dale Turner
François Cluzet
Francis Borler
Gabrielle Haker
Bérangère
Christine Pascal
Sylvie
Pierre Trabaud
le père de Francis
Frédérique Meininger
la mère de Francis
Liliane Rovère
Madame Queen
Ged Marlon
Beau
Benoît Régent
Le psychiatre
Philippe Noiret
Redon
Eddy Mitchell
L'ivrogne au bar du Blue Note
Sandra Reaves-Phillips
Buttercup
Lonette McKee
Darcey Leigh
Herbie Hancock
Eddie Wayne
Bobby Hutcherson
Ace
Hart Leroy Bibbs
Herschell
Victoria Gabrielle Platt
Chan Turner
John Berry
Ben
Martin Scorsese
Goodley
Alain Sarde
Terzian
Sophie Marceau
Une fille dans la rue
Jacques Poitrenaud
Unknown
Marc-Edouard Nabe
Extra
Noël Simsolo
Unknown
Crew
Bertrand Tavernier
Director, Writer
David Rayfiel
Writer
Armand Psenny
Editor
Bruno de Keyzer
Director of Photography
Frédéric Bourboulon
First Assistant Director
Mel Howard
First Assistant Director
Philippe Bergeron
Second Assistant Director
Véronique Bourboulon
Second Assistant Director
Paula Brody
Second Assistant Director
Irwin Winkler
Producer
Eddie Moine
Production Assistant
Mathieu Howlett
Production Assistant
Thierry Verrier
Production Assistant
Catherine Guillot
Production Assistant
Michel Kostromone
Production Assistant
Alexandre Trauner
Production Design
Philippe Brun
Camera Operator
Dominique Pinto
First Assistant Camera
Laurent Fleutot
Second Assistant Camera
Myra-Lee Cohen
Second Assistant Camera
Amanda Mackey
Casting Director, Casting
Jacqueline Moreau
Costume Design
Monique Dury
Wardrobe Assistant
Alain Bernard
Hairdresser
Paul Lemarinel
Makeup Artist
Didier Naert
Assistant Art Director
Sophie Cornu
Sound Editor
Claude Villand
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bernard Le Roux
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jean-Pierre Lelong
Sound Effects
Mario Melchiorri
Sound Effects
Jean Duguet
Sound Effects
Michel Desrois
Sound
William Flageollet
Sound
Jean-Michel Chauvet
Boom Operator
Herbie Hancock
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Henri Renaud
Music Consultant
Dexter Gordon
Music Consultant
Tony Meilandt
Music Coordinator
Nicole Cavillon
Assistant Accountant
Claudine Bonnet
Accountant
Sylvie Pontoizeau
Dialogue Editor
Philippe Turlure
Set Designer
Étienne George
Still Photographer
Adam Winkler
Additional Still Photographer
William Gally
Electrician
Martin Jezequkl
Electrician
Francis Pirson
Electrician
Michel Vedie
Electrician
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Location Manager
Jane Bartelme
Production Office Coordinator
René Albouze
Property Master
Renaud Barbier
Assistant Property Master
Colo Tavernier O'Hagan
Translator
Bud Powell
In Memory Of
Lester Young
In Memory Of
Claudine Taulère
Continuity
Charlie Freess
Key Grip
Denis Hann
Key Grip
Jean-Yves Freess
Grip
Gérard Bougeant
Grip
Jacques Stricanne
Grip
Larry Steinberg
Grip
Michel Lefrançois
Gaffer
Stephanie Czapsky
Gaffer
Pierre Saint-Blancat
Production Manager
Monty Diamond
Production Manager
Albert Prévost
Unit Manager
Karl Lefay
Assistant Unit Manager
Pierre Duquesne
Art Direction
Josh Harrison
Art Direction
Aline Corneille
Production Secretary
Bruce Lundvall
Thanks
Michael Cuscuna
Thanks
Alain Leroux
Thanks
