Sweet and Lowdown [XviD - Eng Ita Ac3 - sub Ita][www tntvillage scambioetico org]

Sweet and Lowdown (Accordi e disaccordi)

1999, Woody Allen



[XviD - Ita Eng AC3 - sub Ita]

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[ About the Movie ]



Director: Woody Allen

Writer: Woody Allen

Cast: Woody Allen, Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Uma Thurman, Brian Markinson, Anthony LaPaglia

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music

Release Date: 4 September 1999 (Telluride Film Festival)

Production company: Magnolia Productions



[ About the Rip ]



Filename: Sweet and Lowdown.avi

Runtime: 01:31:22

Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4

Video Bitrate: 1324 kbps

Aspect Ratio: 640x352

Framerate: 25.000 fps

Qf: 0.235227

Packed bitstream: No

QPel: No

GMC: No

Interlaced: No



Audio Codec (track #1): 0x2000 (AC3)

Audio Bitrate: 256 kbps CBR 2ch 48000H

Language: Italian



Audio Codec (track #2): 0x2000 (AC3)

Audio Bitrate: 256 kbps CBR 2ch 48000H

Language: English



[ Synopsis ]



1930s jazz musician Emmet Ray was a drunk, a kleptomaniac, a pimp, a loudmouth, a womaniser, and one helluva guitar plucker. He was also completely fictional, dreamt up by writer-director Woody Allen for the purposes of this dramatised mockumentary.

Perhaps surprisingly, given the Woodster's habit of starring in his own films and his well-documented love of the jazz scene (1997's 'Wild Man Blues' followed him and his New Orleans pub band as they traipsed around the concert halls of Europe), he resists the temptation to play Emmet himself. Instead, he pops up only occasionally in talking head mode, and leaves the front man duties to Sean Penn.

Penn, it has to be said, is perfect in the role, injecting both humour and thoughtfulness into this troubled character. Also on good form is Uma Thurman, who plays her part with tongue firmly in cheek as she beds and weds our protagonist before developing the hubba-hubbas for Anthony LaPaglia's knuckle-dragging bouncer. But if there's one cast member you're likely to remember this for, it's Samantha Morton, who manages to outshine each of her co-stars without uttering as much as a single line of dialogue. She's Hattie, the mute simpleton who becomes Ray's one love against his will, and the subtlety of her performance is a joy to behold (in fact, both her and Penn received Oscar noms for this one).

If 'Sweet and Lowdown' has one major fault it's that the story just isn't strong enough to fill its 95 minutes. Yes, it's quirky and funny, but it's also a bit of a one trick pony - and by the time we've seen Ray take a THIRD ladyfriend to watch trains and/or shoot rats at the dump (the old romantic), it's grown a bit of a beard. Fortunately, the strong performances, nicely-underplayed humour and - of course - the music make this a likeable film to take in. It's not a classic, but it's a nice way to pass the time.

(http://www.movie-gazette.com/cinereviews/689) 1930s jazz musician Emmet Ray was a drunk, a kleptomaniac, a pimp, a loudmouth, a womaniser, and one helluva guitar plucker. He was also completely fictional, dreamt up by writer-director Woody Allen for the purposes of this dramatised mockumentary.

Perhaps surprisingly, given the Woodster's habit of starring in his own films and his well-documented love of the jazz scene (1997's 'Wild Man Blues' followed him and his New Orleans pub band as they traipsed around the concert halls of Europe), he resists the temptation to play Emmet himself. Instead, he pops up only occasionally in talking head mode, and leaves the front man duties to Sean Penn.

Penn, it has to be said, is perfect in the role, injecting both humour and thoughtfulness into this troubled character. Also on good form is Uma Thurman, who plays her part with tongue firmly in cheek as she beds and weds our protagonist before developing the hubba-hubbas for Anthony LaPaglia's knuckle-dragging bouncer. But if there's one cast member you're likely to remember this for, it's Samantha Morton, who manages to outshine each of her co-stars without uttering as much as a single line of dialogue. She's Hattie, the mute simpleton who becomes Ray's one love against his will, and the subtlety of her performance is a joy to behold (in fact, both her and Penn received Oscar noms for this one).

If 'Sweet and Lowdown' has one major fault it's that the story just isn't strong enough to fill its 95 minutes. Yes, it's quirky and funny, but it's also a bit of a one trick pony - and by the time we've seen Ray take a THIRD ladyfriend to watch trains and/or shoot rats at the dump (the old romantic), it's grown a bit of a beard. Fortunately, the strong performances, nicely-underplayed humour and - of course - the music make this a likeable film to take in. It's not a classic, but it's a nice way to pass the time.

(http://www.movie-gazette.com/cinereviews/689)