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Actor
Forest Whitaker
UPC
0085391182023
Format
DVD
Release Year
2001
Rating
R
Director
Clint Eastwood
Sub-Genre
Biography
Genre
Drama
Movie/TV Title
Bird

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Charlie "Bird" Parker had been a hero of Clint Eastwood's since childhood, and Eastwood, having been disappointed in such jazz biopics as YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN, really wanted to make a true jazz fan's movie about the music. He cast Forest Whitaker as Parker, the legendary alto sax player, and Diane Venora as Chan, Parker's wife. The film shows how Parker, a genius who changed the face of modern music, was hampered and eventually destroyed by his appetite for women, food, and drugs. The two leads do a great job giving a recognizable human face to the characters' complex relationship. With wit and warmth, BIRD tells the story in direct and honest terms, avoiding all sentimentality. Eastwood's love of Parker's music comes across in the tremendous care that he and composer Lennie Niehaus took with reconstructing it, using Parker's original solos. Eastwood and cinematographer Jack N. Green also patterned the dark, moody look of the film after old photos of musicians who used to appear in jazz magazines. Music lovers will be thrilled with the result, and movie lovers will find plenty to engage them in this moving tale of a great man battling his demons.

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0085391182023
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Actor
Forest Whitaker
Director
Clint Eastwood
Rating
R
Format
DVD
Release Year
2001
Movie/TV Title
Bird
Sub-Genre
Biography
Genre
Drama

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
LeafCats
617
Film Country
USA
Leading Role
Forest Whitaker
Release Date
20010130

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  • by pmgiant58
    Dec 15, 2020Top favourable review

    Bird

    Bird is a sensational film, well.acted, well.directed, an all around good film. His autobiographical story sets the tone for the movie, he was a pioneer for the jazz industry. His.tragic.abuse of drugs and alcohol.was his downfall. He died.at a very young age. .

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: maurram_68

  • by 6331kat
    Mar 06, 2007

    Variations on a Theme -- Charlie Parker -- The Bird

    This is a realistic view of a Jazz musician's life. An extraordinary person, Charlie "Yardbird" Parker, his life, loves, wife, Chan and the tragic story of his losses capturing his coping mechanisms in the world of Jazz, predjudice, broad changes, deep frustration and substance abuse. Forest Whitaker was superb in the role of Bird, as was Diane Venora as his strong, understanding, faithful and brilliant wife. I had it in VHS, but the tape was worn out and I hated to lose it so I ordered it through Half.com and am extremely pleased. I have already watched it twice since I received it! Great flick! Powerful! Dynamic! Superbly directed by Clint Eastwood, a fervent Jazz listener and lover (as am I), this based-on-real-life drama blends the original solo recordings of the music of Charlie ...

  • by 45roxy1958
    Apr 10, 2010

    The Story of THE Sax Player, Charlie, "Bird",Parker.

    Clint Eastwood directs Forest Whitaker in this Biopic of the famed saxophone player, Charlie Parker. Addicted to drugs from a young age, Parker suffered the corresponding highs and lows. Supported by his loving wife Chan, who resisted attempts to have him placed in a mental institution, he continued to play his new style of music, revolutionizing jazz. Superb and true to the real story. A must for all Jazz fans. Especially, those who are learning about the origins of "Be-Bop"

  • by nwm0001
    Sep 04, 2009

    "Bird"

    "Bird" strikes me as being an overly sympathetic view of the life and times of Charlie Parker. But this was clearly a labor of love for Mr. Eastwood, whose devotion to his subject shines through the fog that shrouded the man but not his music. The film's genre isn't generally noted for quality writing and acting, but I gotta believe that "Bird" is as good as it gets (or, perhaps more accurately, as good as it's gotten to date).

  • by ii-v7
    Feb 09, 2024

    Well written and acted. Fabulous sound track.

    Best docudrama of jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: goodwillvsb

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