Original title: Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser
Year: 1988
Country: USA
Region code: A
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 715515314411
Image: 1.33:1 (1080p)
HDR: -
Audio: English - Uncompressed Mono
Subtitles: English SDH
Age rating: Not Rated
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Thelonious Sphere Monk
Director: Charlotte Zwerin
Synopsis:
The closest a film camera ever got to enigmatic jazz visionary Thelonious Monk, this intimate portrait sheds light on the corners of a brilliant and complex life. Superbly crafted by Direct Cinema pioneer Charlotte Zwerin from a trove of precious 1960s archival footage, Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser captures the pianist and bebop innovator in rare, unguarded moments on- and offstage, revealing an eccentric and complicated personality. Made with the same freedom of spirit that defines Monk's artistry, this essential slice of jazz history is a unique glimpse into the quixotic world of one of the twentieth century's most revolutionary artists.
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