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Actors: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Bird |
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BIRD is a movie produced and directed by Clint Eastwood in 1988. The movie won a Golden Globe in the Best Director - Motion Picture category.
This is the story of Charlie -Bird- Parker, the jazz saxophonist who, with Dizzy Gillespie and a few others, invented the Be-Bop. His drug addiction prevented him from enjoying the international recognition he deserved.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Bird |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- musician
Druggie/Wino problems?
- drugs
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- singer/musician
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- druggie/wino disease
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Deep South
- California
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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