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Paris Blues is a american film of genre Drama directed by Martin Ritt released in USA on 27 september 1961 with Paul Newman

Paris Blues (1961)

Paris Blues
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Released in USA 27 september 1961
Length 1h38
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy-drama,    Musical,    Romance
Rating66% 3.3469053.3469053.3469053.3469053.346905

Paris Blues (1961) is an American feature film made on location in Paris, starring Sidney Poitier as expatriate jazz musician Eddie Cook, and Paul Newman as trombone-playing Ram Bowen. The two men romance two vacationing American tourists, Connie Lampson (Diahann Carroll) and Lillian Corning (Joanne Woodward) respectively. The film also deals with American racism of the time contrasted with Paris's kinder treatment of African Americans. The film was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Harold Flender.

The film also features trumpeter Louis Armstrong (as Wild Man Moore) and jazz pianist Aaron Bridgers; both play music within the film. It was produced by Sam Shaw, directed by Martin Ritt from a screenplay by Walter Bernstein, and with cinematography by Christian Matras. Paris Blues was released in the U.S. on September 27, 1961.

Synopsis

On his way to see Wild Man Moore (Louis Armstrong) at the train station, Ram Bowen (Paul Newman), a jazz musician, encounters Connie Lampson, (Diahann Carroll), a newly arrived tourist, and invites her to see him perform that night at Club 33. Connie isn't interested but her friend, Lillian (Joanne Woodward) insists they go to see him. After Ram finishes performing with his friend Eddie (Sidney Poitier) offers to take both women to breakfast. When Ram suggests that he and Connie go off and have a private breakfast together she is offended and Ram is angered at being rejected. However Lillian, undeterred that Ram prefers her friend, pursues him and the two sleep together while Connie and Eddie spend the night walking around Paris.

Actors

Paul Newman

(Ram Bowen)Joanne Woodward

(Lillian Corning)Sidney Poitier

(Eddie Cook)Diahann Carroll

(Connie Lampson)André Luguet

(René Bernard)
And :
Barbara Laage
Marie Versini
Moustache
Serge Reggiani
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