Bird Now
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Bird Now |
| Original title | Bird Now |
| Country of production | Belgium |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1987 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Marc Huraux |
| script | Marc Huraux based on an idea by David Aronson and Marc Huraux |
| production | Hengameh Panahi for Celluloid Dealers , Belgium |
| music | Charlie Parker |
| camera | Richard Copans |
| occupation | |
Bird Now is a Belgian documentary about jazz musician Charlie Parker from 1987.
action
Bird Now is the semi-documentary attempt to approach the jazz legend Charlie Parker , nickname: "Bird". Poetic impressions from New York are accompanied by Parker's music; short scenes alternate with interviews, including Parker's musical alter ego Dizzy Gillespie , companions such as bassist Tommy Potter , drummer Roy Haynes , singer Earl Coleman and Parker's wives Doris and Chan Parker . The climax of the cinematic feature are the two only original film recordings of the saxophonist.
Bird Now had its world premiere at the Belga Jazz Festival on November 10, 1987 in Liège ; the German premiere took place in the International Forum of Young Films at the Berlinale.
Reviews
Helmut Weihsmann wrote in Film.at : “Director Huraux acts like a snoop and not only offers a well-researched, complex monograph on the dead hero of a generation, but also creates a phantasmagoria about Parker's mission and vision. In addition, he creates an idea of the zeitgeist of the 'Lost Generation' without the usual schoolmaster's comments and references. "
source
- Lothar R. Just: Film-Jahrbuch 1989. Heyne, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-453-03012-5 .
Web links
- ( Bird Now in the Internet Movie Database English () )
- Discussion of the text: Helmut Weihsmann / Jazzfest Wien