Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009)

Directed by

Damien Chazelle

Genre

drama film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 65 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young jazz trumpeter and a shy woman begin a tentative romance in Boston. Their relationship unfolds through live jazz, tap dancing, and everyday moments shot in grainy black-and-white.

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What happens

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench is a 2009 American romantic musical film directed, written, produced, shot, and co-edited by Damien Chazelle in his feature directorial debut. The film is an independent film shot in black-and-white in which the MGM musical tradition is reimagined in a gritty, vérité style. It stars Jason Palmer, Desiree Garcia and Sandha Khin. The film features a unique mixture of live jazz performances and choreographed tap dancing, as well as several more traditional musical numbers. It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2009. It was then released in a limited release on November 5, 2010, by Variance Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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