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Synopsis
Woody Allen immerses himself in the world of vintage jazz in this period mock-biography of a musician gifted in his art but a sad student in life. Emmet Ray (Sean Penn) is a 1930s jazz guitarist considered one of the finest musicians ever to touch a fretboard, second only to the legendary Django Reinhardt. For all the passion and sensitivity of his music, Emmet is a louse off-stage; he earned his living as a pimp before gaining fame, and he throws his money away on flashy clothes and big cars, going through women like guitar picks. He also has another charming hobby: shooting rats at the city dump. But when Emmet meets Hattie (Samantha Morton), a shy, mute woman who earns her living doing laundry, he discovers that she loves his music, and he promptly falls for her. However, his inability to be faithful, his arrogant conviction that a musician should never marry, and his belief that he can do better than Hattie eventually doom their relationship. Emmet later marries Blanche (Uma Thurman), a beautiful and refined woman with a career as an author, but she is no more interested in fidelity than he is, and in time he realizes how foolish he was to give up Hattie. Jazz guitarist Howard Alden plays Emmet's solos on the soundtrack, while several authorities on jazz discuss "Emmet's" music, including Nat Hentoff, Douglas McGrath, and one Woody Allen. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Brad Garrett Joe Bedloe
Vincent Guastaferro Sid Bishop
Anthony LaPaglia Al Torrio
Brian Markinson Bill Shields
Rick Monday Chester Weems
Kellie Overbey Iris
Uma Thurman Blanche
Woody Allen himself
Sean Penn Emmet Ray
Douglas McGrath Himself
John Waters Mr. Haynes
Gretchen Mol Ellie
Samantha Morton Hattie
James Urbaniak Harry
Constance Schulman Hazel
Mark Damon Johnson Omer
Darryl Alan Reed Don

Production Crew

Tom Warren Art Director
Juliet Taylor Casting
Laura Rosenthal Casting
Zhao Fei Cinematographer
Richard Brick Co-producer
Dick Hyman Composer (Music Score)
Laura Cunningham-Bauer Costume Designer
Woody Allen Director
Alisa Lepselter Editor
Charles H. Joffe Executive Producer
J.E. Beaucaire Executive Producer
Jack Rollins Executive Producer
Letty Aronson Executive Producer
Richard Patrick First Assistant Director
Jean Doumanian Producer
Santo Loquasto Production Designer
Woody Allen Screenwriter
Les Lazarowitz Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1999
Runtime: 95
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
for sexual content and some substance abuse
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Color type
Du Art/Technicolor Prints

Produced by
Magnolia Productions
Sony Pictures Classics
Sweetland Films

Release
December 03, 1999 (USA)

Awards
2000 - Film Presented - Telluride Film Festival