Bill Evans biopic

[gvopedz]

According to the BBC, "the portrait of an artist who feels less than others, not more "

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260215-everybody-digs-bill-evans-review-a-moving-tragic-biopic-of-a-tortured-jazz-great

 

[Dub Modal]

I had no idea this was even made. Wondering if it was even distributed in the US at all. 

 

Edit: Nvm. See it's the premier of the movie so it's brand new. Reading comprehension is a great thing that I should practice more of. 

[sgcim]

It's based on the novella, "Intermission" by Owen Martell, which I read a number of years ago.  It took place at his parents' house in Fla, where Evans went to recuperate from the eight months of hell he went through when he was with Miles Davis. They played for mainly Black audiences, who were intolerant of the presence of a white musician in Miles' band. According to Gene Lees, Evans was jeered at by the audiences, and he received little if any support from most of the members of the band (again, according to Gene Lees- I'm not sure which book this was from-"Cats on Any Color"( ?), so hold a seance  and ask gene Lees if any of this bugs you. IOW, don't bother me.

The book mainly centered on Evans' relationship with his father, and no musicians appeared in it, so the film obviously adds a lot of material not mentioned in the book.