Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

Directed by

Woody Allen

Genre

drama film, comedy film, musical film, pseudo-documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 564 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A cocky but insecure jazz guitarist in the 1930s struggles with his art and his ego. He finds an unexpected connection with a mute laundress, but his self-destructive behavior threatens their bond.

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What happens

Sweet and Lowdown is a 1999 American comedy-drama mockumentary written and directed by Woody Allen. Loosely based on Federico Fellini's film La Strada, the film tells the story of jazz guitarist Emmet Ray (played by Sean Penn) who falls in love with mute laundress Hattie (Samantha Morton). Like several of Allen's other films (e.g., Zelig), the film is occasionally interrupted by interviews with critics and biographers like Allen, Nat Hentoff, Daniel Okrent, and Douglas McGrath, who comment on the film's plot as if the characters were real-life people. The film received generally positive reviews upon release, with Penn and Morton receiving Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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