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Born to Be Blue

"Love is instrumental"

2015-09-13 Drama 1hr 37m

Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.

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Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.

  • Released
    2015-09-13
  • Revenue
    $830,129
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 37m
  • Genre
    Drama, Music
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.8
  • Production
    Lumanity Production, New Real Films, Hideaway Pictures, Productivity Media

Crew

Robert Budreau
Director
Robert Budreau
Writer
Olivier Gauriat
Producer
Keywords:
jazz biography historical figure

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Cast

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke
Chet Baker
Carmen Ejogo

Carmen Ejogo
Jane/Elaine
Callum Keith Rennie

Callum Keith Rennie
Dick
Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie
Dad
Janet-Laine Green

Janet-Laine Green
Mom
Tony Nappo

Tony Nappo
Officer Reid
Janine Theriault

Janine Theriault
Florence
Tony Nardi

Tony Nardi
Nicholas
Katie Boland

Katie Boland
Sarah
Dan Lett

Dan Lett
Danny Friedman
Sophia Walker

Sophia Walker
Real Sophia
Kevin Hanchard

Kevin Hanchard
Dizzy Gillespie
Drew Davis

Drew Davis
Beau
Charles Officer

Charles Officer
Bowling Alley Dealer
Joe Cobden

Joe Cobden
Actor Dick
Kedar Brown

Kedar Brown
Miles Davis
Barbara Mamabolo

Barbara Mamabolo
Janelle
Natassia Halabi

Natassia Halabi
Jenny
Barbara Eve Harris

Barbara Eve Harris
Elsie Azuka
Eugene Clark

Eugene Clark
Henry Azuka
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Kwasi Songui

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Daniel Kash

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Reviews for Born to Be Blue
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A Review by Rangan 6

Written by Rangan on 2016-08-04

> Behind this man's success there was a woman and other things. This is not a bad semi-biographical music-drama with a little romance in ... read more

> Behind this man's success there was a woman and other things. This is not a bad semi-biographical music-drama with a little romance in it, but many of us have no idea of its existence because it is not a Hollywood. For me it was just an above average, because of the first 30 minutes. In those narrations it was very boring, you know a film needs a good opening and this film's first impression failed. But next one hour, till the final scene was much better. Except I hated the whispering dialogues which this film had everywhere. I don't know who is Chet Baker, thanks to this film for introducing him to me. This story is no special compared to other biopics related to music and singing. Like fame and drugs taking over the career where one struggles to rise back from the fall. This is the same old crap, except it is a jazz theme, but everything was lightly portrayed without making much complication. I mean it centres only on the romance and music, everything else was never given preference. Except in parts where the couple seeks support from the outside world like the opportunities and meeting their parents. The film focused only a certain stage of the life of Chet. It is very sad not knowing his earlier life as well as his Europe settlement in the later on which looks much more interesting than what they narrated in this. Ethan Hawke was great as usual and so his co-stars. There's no harm for once viewing, but some people feel it more depressing than enjoyable or entertaining. So the film is for the selected audience and make sure you're one of them before going for it. 6/10

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A Review by Reno

> Behind this man's success there was a woman and other things. This is not a bad semi-biographical music-drama with a little romance in it, but many of us have no idea of its existence because it is not a Hollywood. For me it was just a...

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A Review by Rangan 6

Written by Rangan on 2016-08-04

> Behind this man's success there was a woman and other things. This is not a bad semi-biographical music-drama with a little romance in it, but many of us have no idea of its existence because it ...

read more