Director bruce weber on filming chet baker music the guardian. This superb documentary originally made in 1988 deals with the legendary chet baker, a musician who was hailed as a genius for his trumpet playing when he started out back in the 1950s, but whose life was later sent off the rails by his use of alcohol and drugs. With chet baker, carol baker, vera baker, paul baker. Notice agerestricted video based on community guidelines category. Director bruce weber on filming chet baker music the. That s not an unfamiliar story among musicians of any stripe. Let s get lost is an atmospheric blackandwhite portrait of a jazz trumpet player, an exemplar of west coast cool jazz in the age when rapidfire bebop was hot, whose life, career and face were.
Music lets get lost song, a classic jazz song by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky, recorded by chet baker and others. Babes lets get lost starring mischa cross and tyra moon. The novelist geoff dyer, in but beautiful 1991, described it perfectly. The movie happy go lucky starring mary martin, betty hutton, dick powell and rudy vallee runs 2 hrs.
Ive been outside invited in but i couldnt abide i went missing again. Lets get lost, an oscarnominated documentary about jazz trumpeter chet baker. Let s get lost is a 1997 danish film written and directed by jonas elmer and produced by per holst. At the very end of bruce webers seductive, unsettling lets get lost, the movie s subject, the semilegendary cooljazz trumpeter and singer chet baker, looks back on the shooting of. Jun 03, 2007 at the very end of bruce webers seductive, unsettling lets get lost, the movies subject, the semilegendary cooljazz trumpeter and singer chet baker, looks back on the shooting of. Take me down take me all the way down tonight, soon ill be leaving break me down break me all the way down, before the night is over over let s get lost, let s get. The film earned the 1998 bodil award for best danish film and shared the robert award for best danish film with barbara. Lets get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by. Mar, 2008 let s get lost is an atmospheric blackandwhite portrait of a jazz trumpet player, an exemplar of west coast cool jazz in the age when rapidfire bebop was hot, whose life, career and face were ruined by his various addictions. I lost it at the movies, going steady, kiss kiss bang bang, reeling, when the lights go down, taking it all in, state of the art, hooked, movie love, raising kane and other essays and 5001 nights at the movies. May 30, 2008 when i finished editing lets get lost in 1988 at the brill building in new york, we got a call from cherry vanilla, who also appeared in the film. Chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost. Lets get lost 1989 stream and watch online moviefone. Travelling with the elusive jazz vocalist and trumpeter chet baker, bruce weber weaves together the life story of a jazz great.
Let s get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written. Released april 21st, 1989, let s get lost stars chet baker, carol baker, ruth young, diane vavra the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 59 min, and received a score of 85 out of 100 on. The film uses excerpts from italian b movies, rare performance footage and candid interviews with baker, musicians, friends, battling exwives and his children in what turned out to be the last year of his life. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from bakers. Lets get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber. Rent lets get lost 1988 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Let s get lost is very ambitious, but cannot at all live up to its own standard. Babes lets get lost starring mischa cross and tyra moon clip, free sex video. At the same time julie is trying to get in contact with her boyfriend rene who she thinks is having an affair.
Lets get lost is a 1997 danish film written and directed by jonas elmer and produced by per holst. Claxton, hersh hamel, chris isaak written by bruce weber. Other titles by pauline kael available from marion boyars are. When i finished editing let s get lost in 1988 at the brill building in new york, we got a call from cherry vanilla, who also appeared in the film. Let s get lost 1989 whether in his golden youth or premature old age, legendary jazz trumpeter chet baker s musical virtuosity always shone through.
Winner of the 1989 critics prize at the venice film festival and nominated for an academy award, let s get lost has become an. The miraculous thing about let s get lost is that weber has managed to create something thats both impossibly stylized and unmistakably moral not judgmental, moral. It just made me laugh, because it was so pathetic and over the top. The title is derived from the song lets get lost by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky, which baker recorded for pacific records. Voir en let s get lost 1997 vf gratuit film complet. Oct 02, 2011 winner of the 1989 critics prize at the venice film festival and nominated for an academy award, lets get lost has become an important document in the career of the filmmaker on the life of a. Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict chet baker. Winner of the 1989 critics prize at the venice film festival and nominated for an academy award, let s get lost has become an important document in the career of the filmmaker on the life of a. Nov 23, 20 winner of the 1989 critics prize at the venice film festival and nominated for an academy award, lets get lost has become an important document in the career of the filmmaker on the life of a.
The data is only saved locally on your computer and never transferred to us. Watch the video for let s get lost from chet baker s the best of chet baker sings for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from bakers earlier life and some modernday performances. Intense fandom doesnt often make for objectivity, and the tragicartistgonetoseed narrative is so, so tired. Rent let s get lost 1988 starring chet baker and carol baker on dvd and bluray. Watch lets get lost 1989 full movie free streaming online. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Chet baker sings and plays from the film lets get lost genius. Saw this when it first came out at a film festival without really knowing much about chet baker.
Let s get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber. The title is derived from the song let s get lost by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky, which baker recorded for pacific records. Watch lets get lost 1989 full movie free streaming. Sidse babett knudsen ought to take some more lessons before she begins to cry. Lets get lost could have so easily been done badly. Jan 25, 2017 provided to youtube by sony music entertainment lets get lost frank sinatra the war, a ken burns film. A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great thelonious sphere monk. Since filming chet baker in let s get lost, bruce weber has searched in vain for someone with such magic.
Chet baker in paris the complete original recordings. We have to be grateful to iconic fashion photographer bruce weber, for giving us this perfect film about the timeless jazz singer and trumpeter, chet baker. Its tough about the ugly facts of chet bakers life as a liar, user, and junkie. Although not the most uplifting film it is a great chronicle of his life and the music provides an often poignant soundtrack to the events in his life. Bought the cd many years ago but felt it was time to relive the film. The director remembers a musician who wanted to be as free as a bird. In a way, i think director bruce weber was lucky that his footage was shot so soon before bakers death, because the film wouldnt be as notable if not for its. It is messy, very badly instructed and it seems so constructed. The film is a improvisational sliceoflife comedy shot in black and white. Oct 15, 2016 lets get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber. Chet baker in lets get lost 1988 bruce weber in lets get lost 1988 chet baker in lets get lost 1988 carol baker and chet. May 03, 2017 provided to youtube by universal music group lets get lost chet baker lets get lost. Winner of the 1989 critics prize at the venice film festival and nominated for an academy award, lets get lost has become an important document in the career of the filmmaker on the life of a jazz legend. Let s get lost 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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