The Cotton Club (1984)

Directed by

Francis Ford Coppola

Genre

drama film, crime film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 448 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows performers and gangsters intertwined at a famous Harlem jazz club in the 1930s. A white musician and a Black dancer navigate their careers and relationships against a backdrop of crime and racial tension.

glamorousnostalgicenergeticmelancholicstylishrhythmicbittersweetdramatic

What happens

The Cotton Club is a 1984 American musical crime drama film co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on James Haskins' 1977 book of the same name. The story centers on the Cotton Club, a 1930s Harlem jazz club. The film stars Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, and Lonette McKee, with Bob Hoskins, James Remar, Nicolas Cage, Allen Garfield, Gwen Verdon, Fred Gwynne and Laurence Fishburne in supporting roles. The film was noted for going over budget on its production costs and taking a total of five years to complete. Despite being a disappointment at the box-office, the film received generally positive reviews and was nominated for several awards, including Golden Globe Awards for Best Director and Best Picture (Drama) and Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Film Editing. The film has become a cult favorite to fans of the musical genre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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