SummaryIn December 1969, legendary jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk ended his European concert tour with a performance at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. Before the show, he was invited to appear on a French television program to perform and answer questions in an intimate setting. Using newly discovered footage from this recording, director Alain G... Read More
Directed By:Alain Gomis
Written By:Alain Gomis
Rewind & Play
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Mar 9, 2023
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The film is not merely playback or payback on behalf of one Black artist by another. Rewind & Play dazzles because it is and will remain a wonder to witness Monk seemingly discovering his compositions again and again, his fingers conjuring, his right foot etching rhythms.
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Thankfully, in the stretches when Monk is playing, he gets to be exactly who he is, his exhilarating music doing the talking, his exquisite dissonance suddenly more revelatory than perhaps intended.
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In Rewind & Play, Gomis does more than reveal the discussion that didn’t see the light of day in 1970; he reveals the cinematic methods by which the fabricated and tailored view of Monk’s life and work were crafted.
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Production Company:
- Andolfi
- Sphere Films
- Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA)
- ARTE France - Unité Arts et Spectacles
- La Lucarne
- Die Gesellschaft DGS
- Le Studio Orlando
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA)
- Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM)
Release Date:Mar 10, 2023
Duration:1 h 5 m
Awards
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 1 Nomination
