Born to Be Blue (2015)

Directed by

Robert Budreau

Genre

drama film, biographical film, romance film

Country

United Kingdom, Canada

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

16

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 227 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows jazz musician Chet Baker during a turbulent period in his life. It blends real events with fictional elements to show his struggles with addiction and his drive to make a comeback.

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What happens

Born to Be Blue is a 2015 Canadian-British biographical drama film written, coproduced and directed by Robert Budreau. It stars Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie, Janet-Laine Green and Stephen McHattie. It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is about American jazz musician Chet Baker, portrayed by Hawke. The film has been described as "semi-factual, semi-fictional". Variety's reviewer, Andrew Barker, noted that the film is "about a character who happens to share a name and a significant number of biographical similarities with Chet Baker, taking the legendary West Coast jazz musician's life as though it were merely a chord chart from which to launch an improvised set of new melodies". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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