Bird
“"There are no second acts in American lives."”
DramaMusic
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
VIBE
A deeply affecting portrait of a tortured genius. It's a raw, unflinching look at the destructive power of addiction against the backdrop of vibrant jazz. Prepare for a haunting, melancholic experience that lingers long after the credits roll.
melancholicintensehauntingrawslow-burnbiographical dramaperiod piecejazz-infusedaddictionartistrytragedylove
jazzheroinsaxophonebiographypsychiatric hospitalheroin addictelectroconvulsive therapydeath of daughterbebopeiffel towerparis1950s
