Paris Blues (1961)

Directed by

Martin Ritt

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

M

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 74 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two American jazz musicians living in Paris romance two female tourists. One musician faces the contrast between French racial freedom and American racism.

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What happens

Paris Blues is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Sidney Poitier as expatriate jazz saxophonist Eddie Cook, and Paul Newman as trombone-playing Ram Bowen. The two men romance two vacationing American tourists, Connie Lampson (Diahann Carroll) and Lillian Corning (Joanne Woodward). The film also deals with American racism of the time contrasted with Paris's open acceptance of black people. It was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Harold Flender. The film also features trumpeter Louis Armstrong (as Wild Man Moore) and jazz pianist Aaron Bridgers; both play music within the film. It was produced by Sam Shaw, directed by Martin Ritt from a screenplay by Walter Bernstein, and with cinematography by Christian Matras. Paris Blues was released in the U.S. on September 27, 1961. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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