Doggin' Around (1994) (TV)

Regisseur:

Desmond Davis

Drehbuchautor:

Alan Plater (writer)

Genre:

Komödie

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Jazz | Jazz Musician

Nutzerkommentare:

one of the best ' musician' films

Besetzung

Elliott Gould	...	Joe Warren
Geraldine James	...	Sarah Williams
Alun Armstrong	...	Charlie Foster
Ewan McGregor	...	Tom Clayton
Liz Smith	...	Mrs. Thompson
Anthony Etherton	...	Gary Powell
Ronnie Scott	...	Himself
Neil McCaul	...	Pete
Stephen Marcus	...	Newman
Jamie Foreman	...	Wells
Larry Lamb	...	Ken
Nicky Goldie	...	Waitress
Judy Flynn	...	Marjorie Evans
Ruth Woods	...	Sally Evans
Paddy Navin	...	Mrs. Jones

Länge:

Argentina:90 Min

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Stereo

Altersfreigabe:

Argentina:13

Firma:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

one of the best ' musician' films

As a musician myself, I recognised the truth and accuracy of this great film by Alan Plater. It is very British , but definitely non the worse for that. The cast give it a light touch , and the result echoes the always present surreal quality of life as a musician, and the sometimes futile search for the holy Grail of that perfect next gig. Plater is one of the great English playwrights , and Elliot Gould and Geraldine James make the most of some wonderfully witty dialogue, with a wistful love story for bonus. The sheer stupidity that musicians are often faced with is a deep well for comedy , and Doggin Around is very funny indeed. I read one review that called it amateurish - which misses the point entirely . A slick , polished ( so-called ) American style production would not make any of the points this film does so successfully. The film portrays a great musician toiling away in obscurity ( eg Jelly Roll Morton in his final years ) and we know how he feels trying to create quality and beauty where only shallowness and glitz are the order of the day. Long live independent film-making !