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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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