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Dean Martin: King of Cool
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Dean Martin: King of Cool

Nov 14, 2021

Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021 100 min 12 vues
Des facéties avec Jerry Lewis aux shows du Rat Pack, des ballades aux westerns, portrait de Dean Martin (1917-1995), charmeur aux multiples talents, cachant sa vivacité derrière une apparente nonchalance.
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Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
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Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

Apr 30, 2007

Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
2007 90 min 2 vues
This documentary explores the life of jazz singer Anita O'Day. As a child, Anita had a tonsillectomy, during which her uvula was accidentally removed. The surgery prevents her from singing vibrato and holding long notes, but lends to her much-revered percussive style. Anita overcomes her vocal hurdle, as well as many others -- including poverty, heroin addiction and jail time for a drug arrest -- to become one of the most prolific and respected jazz vocalists of the 20th century. Initial release: 30 April 2007
Documentary
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
5.8

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

Oct 21, 2008

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008 70 min 12 vues
The life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc was one of the most famous Hollywood voice actors with his myriad of voices for classic animated characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and scores of others. However, animation was only one of the fields where Blanc shone through in his long career. This film covers the life of this amazingly talented and big hearted actor, comedian and musician as he became one of the performing greats from the golden ages of American animation and radio through to the 1980s.
Documentary
Pure Love - The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald
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Pure Love - The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald

Feb 19, 2017

Pure Love - The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald
2017 137 min 2 vues
La voix d'Ella Fitzgerald est un phénomène et reste inégalée à ce jour. Elle avait une justesse absolue et une intonation parfaite. La voix d'Ella couvrait trois octaves, son phrasé semblait sans effort et les rares moments de sa carrière de près de soixante ans où elle chantait faux étaient rares. Il n'y a pratiquement aucun style de musique dans lequel elle n'excellait pas, et ses nombreux enregistrements - désormais légendaires - du "Great American Songbook" avec des morceaux de compositeurs américains tels que George et Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter ou Duke Ellington sont restés une référence.
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