Bird (1988)
- Directed by
- Clint Eastwood
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, musical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 355 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 jumps around in time to show key scenes from the life of jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker. It focuses on his relationship with his wife Chan and his struggles with heroin addiction.
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What happens
Bird is a 1988 American biographical musical drama film about jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker, directed and produced by Clint Eastwood and written by Joel Oliansky. The film stars Forest Whitaker as Parker, and Diane Venora as his wife Chan Parker. It is constructed as a montage of scenes from Parker's life, from his childhood in Kansas City, through his early death at the age of 34. The film moves back and forth through Parker's history, blending moments to find some truth to his life. Much of the film revolves around his only grounding relationships with Chan, Bebop pioneer trumpet player and band leader Dizzy Gillespie (Samuel E. Wright), and his influence (both musically and into the world of heroin addiction) on trumpet player Red Rodney (Michael Zelniker). Despite a lukewarm commercial performance, the film was well received by critics, with particular praise toward Whitaker's performance, which became his breakthrough role. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama at the 46th Golden Globe Awards, while Eastwood won the award for Best Director. Cahiers du Cinéma ranked Bird at #5 on its end-of-year Top 10 List. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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