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Sweet and Lowdown - Woody Allen

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Directed by: 
Woody Allen
Screenplay by: 
Woody Allen
Produced by: 
Jean Doumanian
Release year: 
1999
Country: 
United States of America
Runtime: 
95min
Genre: 
Music
Comedy
Comedy-drama
Music by: 
Dick Hyman
Locations: 
Nyack
Fresh Pond Yard
Playland
Soundtrack: 
Accords et désaccords
Plot: 
A comedic biopic focused on the life of fictional jazz guitarist Emmett Ray. Ray was an irresponsible, free-spending, arrogant, obnoxious, alcohol-abusing, miserable human being, who was also arguably the best guitarist in the world. We follow Ray's life: bouts of getting drunk, his bizzare hobbies of shooting rats and watching passing trains, his dreams of fame and fortune, his strange obsession with the better-known guitarist Django Reinhardt, and of course, playing his beautiful music.
Cast: 
Sean Penn
as
Emmet Ray
Samantha Morton
as
Hattie
Anthony LaPaglia
as
Al Torrio
Uma Thurman
as
Blanche
John Waters
as
Mr. Haynes
Gretchen Mol
as
Ellie
Tony Darrow
as
Ben
James Urbaniak
as
Harry
Marc Damon Johnson
as
Omer
Brian Markinson
as
Bill Shields
Darryl Alan Reed
as
Don
Daniel Okrent
as
A J Pickman
Chris Bauer
as
Ace
Constance Shulman
as
Hazel
Woody Allen
Ben Duncan
Brad Garrett
as
Joe Bedloe

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Review by Drugo

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3

What is most striking here are photography and colors as not unusual for Allen. In addition we have couple of cool characters (Emmet and Hattie) and some funny moments but a story a little trivial.

"I mean, funny like I'm a clown? I amuse you?"
Goodfellas, 1990