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Max Rose (2013)

Max Rose poster
Directed by
Daniel Noah
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A jazz pianist suspects his wife of 65 years may have been unfaithful. He looks back on their long marriage as he tries to find the truth.

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What happens

Max Rose is a 2013 American drama film written and directed by Daniel Noah, and distributed by Paladin Films. The film stars Jerry Lewis, Kevin Pollak, Kerry Bishé, Claire Bloom and Dean Stockwell. Its story follows a jazz pianist who suspects that his wife of 65 years may have been unfaithful. The film was among the last released for Jerry Lewis, Dean Stockwell and Mort Sahl, before their passings in 2017 and 2021 respectively, although Lewis and Stockwell filmed scenes for other films later that were released before Max Rose, including The Trust, Persecuted, and Entertainment. The film was produced by Lightstream Entertainment and Rush River Entertainment. The film premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. It was released theatrically on September 2, 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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