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Sweet Love, Bitter (1967)

Sweet Love, Bitter poster
Directed by
Herbert Danska
Genre
drama, music
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A jazz musician struggles with addiction and creative pressures. His relationships with friends and lovers are tested as he tries to keep performing.

melancholicbittersweetintrospectiveatmosphericslow-burnurbanjazzyemotional

What happens

Sweet Love, Bitter is a 1967 film based on the novel Night Song by John Alfred Williams. The story is inspired by the life of jazz musician Charlie Parker. American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded a soundtrack album for the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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