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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

- You don't know Miles

An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).

Release Date : 2019-08-23

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Firelight MediaBBC MusicEagle Rock EntertainmentAmerican Masters Pictures

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

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Cast

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Character Name : Self - Musician

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Character Name : Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

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Character Name : Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage)

Original Name : Betty Davis

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Reviews

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2021-06-23

Stanley Nelson combines the man and his music to give us an intimate portrait of how one mind shaped popular culture, armed only with a well-manipulated trumpet and some smooth musical notes. ‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ humanises a musical genius and ends up giving us an engrossing, hilarious, informative and heartbreaking look at the Miles Davis that music fans thought they knew. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-miles-davis-birth-of-the-cool-the-man-behind-the-jazz-legend Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.