Let s get lost 1988 film

We use our own and thirdparty cookies to personalize your experience and the promotions you see. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Let s get lost 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Lets get lost is a documentary directed by bruce weber. The retrospective will consist of screenings at mdcs tower theater of one film each consecutive night that represents each festival year, and it will feature special guests such as director david frankel the devil wears prada, hope springs and filmmaker bruce weber lets get lost. Lets get lost 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just modified 2 external links on lets get lost 1988 film. Let s get lost is an atmospheric blackandwhite portrait of a jazz trumpet player, an exemplar of west coast cool jazz in the age when rapidfire bebop was hot, whose life, career and face were.

This superb documentary originally made in 1988 deals with the legendary chet baker, a musician who was hailed as a genius for his trumpet playing when he started. By visiting our website or transacting with us, you agree to this. I am grateful to bruce weber for creating this film. Let s get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber. Travelling with the elusive jazz vocalist and trumpeter chet baker, bruce weber weaves together the life story of a jazz great. Rent lets get lost 1988 starring chet baker and carol baker on dvd and bluray. The retrospective will consist of screenings at mdc s tower theater of one film each consecutive night that represents each festival year, and it will feature special guests such as director david frankel the devil wears prada, hope springs and filmmaker bruce weber let s get lost.

Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict chet baker, directed by famous photographer bruce weber. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The film is a improvisational sliceoflife comedy shot in black and white. The film earned the 1998 bodil award for best danish film and shared the robert award for best danish film with barbara. Lets get lost 1988 film lets get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber. Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict chet baker. Miscellaneous notes and facts about lets get lost, 1988, directed by bruce weber, with chet baker, carol baker, vera baker, lets get lost 1988 misc notes skip navigation. Fashion photographer webers blackandwhite biog of jazz trumpeter chet baker, released a month after the musicians drugaddled death at 58.

But the most resonant thing about chets music is the sincerity, the sense that there is a tortured soul singing and playing. Rent let s get lost 1988 starring chet baker and carol baker on dvd and bluray. It s tough about the ugly facts of chet baker s life as a liar, user, and junkie. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items.

Let s get lost, an oscarnominated documentary about jazz trumpeter chet baker. Let s get lost is a penetrating oscarnominated documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter chet baker 1929 1988. This first edition book was published in new york by little bear films as a companion to the film. The title is derived from the song lets get lost by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky, which baker recorded for pacific records. As with other region 2 dvd s i own, this is a minor hassle for viewing video s that may never show up in region 1.

Film forum, which gave the movie its new york premiere 18 years ago, is. Its why i go to the movies like some people go to the mountains or the sea, to church or to some lovers arms. Endless eyes rating of the film lets get lost lets get lost is a brilliant documentary film for several reasons. Buy lets get lost movie posters from movie poster shop. Let s get lost is a brilliant documentary film for several reasons. Its been variously speculated his death was an accident, suicide or revenge by drug dealers to whom he owed money. The film uses excerpts from italian b movies, rare performance footage and candid interviews with baker, musicians, friends, battling exwives and his children in what turned out to be the last year of his life.

Winner of the 1989 critics prize at the venice film festival and nominated for an academy award, lets get lost has become an. Its tough about the ugly facts of chet bakers life as a liar, user, and junkie. The film earned the 1998 bodil award for best danish film and shared the. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family. Bruce webers film attempts to put the pieces of this shattered soul back together and paint a portrait of one of jazzs quintessential legends. Lets get lost is a 1997 danish film written and directed by jonas elmer and produced by per holst.

Let s get lost could have so easily been done badly. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Lets get lost, an oscarnominated documentary about jazz trumpeter chet baker. Winner of the 1989 critics prize at the venice film festival and nominated for an academy award, lets get lost has become an important document in the career of the filmmaker on the life of a jazz legend. The film follows baker and his music over the years and includes musicians from the early west coast movement, and his.

Intense fandom doesnt often make for objectivity, and the tragicartistgonetoseed narrative is so, so tired. The film, like many of those interviewed, isnt out to get chet, rather its the sort of resigned frankness born of repeated disappointment. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Lets get lost 11x17 movie poster 1988 for sale online. In 1988, at the age of 58, he was found on the street in amsterdam. This documentary about jazz trumpetersinger chet baker intercuts footage from the. Documentary about jazz great chet baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of west coast cool, and from his last years. Film won the critics prize at the 1988 venice film festival. Lets get lost 1988 chet baker en cannes 87 just friends. Lets get lost is a brilliant documentary film for several reasons. The film follows baker and his music over the years and includes musicians from the early west coast movement, and his family and friends commenting on what it was like to hang out with the great jazz trumpeter. Lets get lost is a 1988 american documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter chet baker written and directed by bruce weber. I have just modified 2 external links on lets get lost 1988 film.

We have to be grateful to iconic fashion photographer bruce weber, for giving us this perfect film about the timeless jazz singer and trumpeter, chet baker. Winner of the 1989 critics prize at the venice film festival and nominated for an academy award, let s get lost has become an important document in the career of the filmmaker on the life of a jazz legend. Lets get lost is a penetrating oscarnominated documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter chet baker 19291988. With chet baker, carol baker, vera baker, paul baker. Upptack trailers, recensioner och all annan info om lets get lost av bruce weber. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Bruce webers 1988 film about junkie cooljazzer chet baker stands up fantastically well. At the very end of bruce webers seductive, unsettling lets get lost, the. Four months before the films release in september 1988, baker died under mysterious circumstances in a fall from his hotel room window in amsterdam. Music lets get lost song, a classic jazz song by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky, recorded by chet baker and others lets get lost, a song by beck and bat for lashes from the twilight. As the film contrasts his youth and his beauty with his later shoe leather drugravaged face, its also contrasting an artistry and legacy with the shortcomings of the man.

Lets get lost could have so easily been done badly. Regarder lets get lost 1988 toutes les infos sur le film complet lets get lost en francais, streaming gratuit, soustitres et audio dorigine. Rent lets get lost 1988 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Gregory porter performs its probably me at the polar music prize ceremony. And, we see the aged baker, detached, indifferent, his face a ruin. It is an original staple bound paperback in near fine condition. Let s get lost is a 1997 danish film written and directed by jonas elmer and produced by per holst. After a generous amount of screen time devoted to baker s american career, from his days with charlie bird parker and gerry mulligan to the formation of his own combo, the film dwells upon baker s lengthy tenure in europe. Lets get lost is an atmospheric blackandwhite portrait of a jazz trumpet player, an exemplar of west coast cool jazz in the age when rapidfire bebop was. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from bakers earlier life and some modernday performances. Since its release in 1989, lets get lost has introduced a whole new generation of jazz enthusiasts to the timeless talent. Internationally renowned photographerfilmmaker bruce weber created a stunning feature with lets get lost, his academy award nominated film about. Let s get lost is a documentary directed by bruce weber.

Documenting the life of jazz trumpeter chet baker, through interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, and archive footage from the 1950s and from the musicians last years. We see the young baker, he of the beautiful face, in california and in italy, where he appeared in at least one movie and at least one jail cell for drug possession. Get a special dvd player that will play all region disks, as others have recommended, or be prepared to reconfigure your computer s dvd deck to play these disks. Music let s get lost song, a classic jazz song by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky, recorded by chet baker and others. The title is derived from the song let s get lost by jimmy mchugh and frank loesser from the 1943 film happy go lucky, which baker recorded for pacific records. After a generous amount of screen time devoted to bakers american career, from his days with charlie bird parker and gerry mulligan to the formation of his own combo, the film dwells upon bakers lengthy tenure in europe. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from baker s earlier life and some modernday performances.