Born to be blue premiered at the toronto international film festival last fall. Im starting to think the crew the guardian sent to toronto are pretty negative. Ethan hawkes chet baker film to premiere at toronto. Ethan hawke on chet baker antibiopic, born to be blue. I was supposed to do a chet baker movie when i was 26 with. Chet baker lovers have yet another reason to come to this years td toronto jazz festival.
In the new movie born to be blue, ethan hawke plays chet baker at a pivotal moment. The tragic but true story behind born to be blues chet baker. It opens with a film within a film as baker plays himself in a biopic. Watching lets get lost, shot in a liquid blackandwhite, we are lost in a monotonal, gorgeously shot reverie about chet baker, the jazz trumpeter whose alabastersmooth, pretty face and. Ethan hawke is remarkable as chet baker in born to be blue, a movie about the legendary trumpet player that initially skitters around like a freeform jazz composition. Jazz historian dave gelly described the promise of baker s early career as james dean, sinatra, and bix, rolled into one. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. Born to be blue starring ethan hawke is a reimagining of jazz trumpeter chet bakers life in the 60s. Black hanger studios by glenn whipp entertainment columnist. With chet baker, elvis costello, riccardo del fra, micheline grailler. Ethan hawkes dream of playing jazz legend chet baker finally comes true. Chet baker i 19291988 chet baker started his career in the late forties. Chet fakers 2014 headlining tour in support of his debut album built on glass will have fans dancing to his seductive beats all night long. Variety has been given exclusive access to a clip from born to be blue, which stars ethan hawke as chet baker.
Ethan hawkes chet baker movie born to be blue sells to. Toronto film festival cranks it up with chet baker, keith. The historical drama looks at a turbulent period in bakers life with drug addiction and an attempted comeback. Born to be blue, stars ethan hawke as jazz trumpeter chet baker. Chet baker biopic born to be blue starring ethan hawke to debut at toronto film fest. K5 international will be selling the movie at the toronto film festival. The film premiered at the toronto film festival and will be in theaters. Chet baker ploughs a uniquely individual furrow in the field of jazz. A trumpet players take on two new brassy biopics searching for a proper trumpet movie proves problematic when hollywood insists on blowing all the false notes in a bid to cook up drama and romantic heroes by charles gordon trumpet players hardly every get to have movies made about them unlike. Daniel baur and oliver simons k5 international will be selling the movie at the toronto film festival, where it has its. But during a recent visit to toronto, hawke tells me budreaus strategy was. Paying homage to one of his many influences chet baker, nicholas james murphy put his own spin on. Watch ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue trailer. Variety has been given exclusive access to a clip from born to be blue, which stars ethan hawke as jazz trumpeter chet baker.
The film is about american jazz musician chet baker, portrayed by hawke. Ethan hawke plays chet baker in toronto film festivals born to be blue exclusive. Born to be blue critics consensus born to be blue benefits from a highlightreel performance from ethan hawke and an impressionistic, nonhagiographic approach to chet baker s life and times. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of chet baker. A reimagining of jazz legend chet bakers musical comeback in the late 60s. Country music star hank williams and jazz trumpeter chet baker biopics, as well as a new keith richards documentary headlined at the toronto film festival. Before ethan hawke could play legendary jazz artist chet baker in the new movie born to be blue, he had to learn how to play the trumpet.
Ethan hawke fulfills dream to play chet baker in born to. In toronto, ethan hawke talks about his chet baker anti. Chet faker tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster ca. Here chet is accompanied by michel grailler on piano and riccardo del fra on bass. Born to be blue is a 2015 internationally coproduced drama film directed, produced and written by robert budreau. Fortunately, ben promane, a recent graduate of the university of toronto s faculty of music, was ready to help. Daniel baur and oliver simons k5 international will be selling the movie at. Hes in his 40s and trying to get clean so he can focus on making music again. As the film begins, its the late 1960s and chet is playing himself in a film about his own life. Ethan hawkes dream of playing jazz legend chet baker finally. Ethan hawke plays jazz legend chet baker in born to be blue, which premiered this week at the toronto international film festival. In a cinematic landscape awash with hairsplittingly literal musical biopics, it comes as a pleasant surprise to discover that robert budreaus chet baker film, born to be blue, is not a. Hoping to follow in the footsteps of joaquin phoenix as johnny cash in walk the line, a whopping eight music biopics and docs were scheduled for release in toronto this week.
Born to be blue recently premiered at the toronto international film festival in the special presentations. David braid, on the music of born to be blue ottawa citizen. Baker eventually fell to his death from his secondstory room at hotel prins hendrik in amsterdam in 1988. Both ethan hawke and carmen ejogo have appeared in a purge movie. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. Born to be blue tells the tragic and trueish story of.
Ethan hawke finally picks up chet bakers trumpet in born. Thats a drag, he admitted of the remote location about four hours north of toronto. Ethan hawke talks about playing jazz trumpet legend chet baker, and why shooting the movie in sudbury was helpful, in born to be blue. Oliver simon and daniel baurs k5 international will be. Ethan hawke stars as jazz legend trumpeter chet baker in biopic by director robert budreau. When chet stars in a film about himself, a romance heats up with his costar, the enigmatic jane carmen ejogo. He strikes up a passionate romance on and off the set with jane carmen ejogo, an actress playing one of his lovers, but when hes brutally beaten in. He became famous with the gerry mulligan quartet in 1952. Ethan hawke plays chet baker in born to be blue variety. When mulligan was arrested in 1953, chet led the group until 1955, when he went to europe. His wellpublicized drug habit also drove his notoriety and fame.
Ethan hawke channels chet baker in born to be blue cbc. Actor ethan hawke plays the acclaimed musician with a lifelong struggle with addiction. Trumpeter and jazz singer chet baker ethan hawke became an icon in the 1950s. Ethan hawke fulfills dream to play chet baker in born to be blue. Born to be blue starring ethan hawke is a reimagining of jazz trumpeter chet baker s life in the 60s. Films unlimited expands through apple tv channels in u. His solo in my funny valentine is a classic of the west coast jazz in the fifties. Country music star hank williams and jazz trumpeter chet baker biopics, as well as a new keith richards documentary headlined at the toronto film festival sunday.
Bruce weber first became interested in chet baker when he spotted a photograph of the musician in a pittsburgh record store on the cover of the 1955 vinyl lp chet baker sings and plays when he was 16 years old. Ethan hawkes chet baker movie born to be blue sells to ifc films. His indie contribution of the year sees him in the role of chet baker but, rather. Ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue courtesy of black hangar films it was a suspiciously tranquil ethan hawke who appeared on the eighteenth floor of the intercontinental hotel in toronto. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. The toronto pianist discusses his assignment to craft the music for the new chet baker biopic starring ethan hawke. Watch ethan hawke as chet baker in born to be blue. Enjoy streaming classical music from the naxos collection of over 80,000 cds.
Standard by bash daily group archive feed august 11, 2015 no comments. Toronto canada afp country music star hank williams and jazz trumpeter chet baker biopics, as well as a new keith richards documentary headlined at the toronto film festival. His trumpet playing is beautifully delicate and takes standard ballads into hitherto unexplored emotional territories. Hoping to follow in the footsteps of joaquin phoenix as johnny cash in walk the line, a whopping eight music biopics and docs were scheduled for release in toronto.
But during a recent visit to toronto, hawke tells me budreaus strategy was to play down the legend stuff and just. In toronto, ethan hawke talks about his chet baker. Two new movies highlight the ups and downs of hank williams, chet baker. Id developed my own chet baker movie years ago with richard. Launched at tiff last year, robert budreaus film born to be blue examines the life of trumpeter and vocalist chet baker. Ethan hawkes chet baker movie born to be blue sells to ifc films imdb menu. The film is about american jazz musician chet baker, portrayed. Ethan hawkes dream of playing jazz legend chet baker.