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03/25/2022 John Anderson (Colin Friels) has a passion for jazz, which will find him travelling from the outback Western Australia to the jazz clubs of Paris where he hopes to meet his idol trumpeter Billy Cross (Miles Davis). Probably the best part of this movie is the opening, as Davis and his band play a set on a remote airstrip in the Australian outback as the locals watch. This film has some basis in reality, as Australia's best jazz saxophonist Bernie McGann would often leave his mailman job to practice out in the wild. Directed by Rolf de Heer (Bad Boy Bubby) and written by Marc Rosenberg, who had worked with de Heer on Encounter at Raven's Gate, this is one of the last filmed performances of Davis, who also scored the film along with Michel Legrand. See more 03/23/2013 A little rough around the edges but this early Rolf de Heer film is worth seeing for the Miles Davis soundtrack! See more 12/03/2009 Not de Heer's best by any means, this Aussie-French co-production is an unsurprisingly uneven affair. But it does feature a fantastic soundtrack, and the opportunity to see Miles Davis on screen shortly before passing. The story is simple, and Davis' acting as an idealized version of himself is quite naturalistic and effective. It opens with Miles Davis playing Billy Cross, emerging from a jetliner, (with TNT stenciled on the side) in the desert to give an offhand concert for the locals. This makes quite an impression on the young lad of the title who grows up to become Colin Friels. So, dreams are pursued and expectations met. But Friels gives a highly sympathetic performance opposite the stoic Davis, and the early scenes of him playing in the spectacular Australian vistas pay off in the closing jam session at an intimate PAris jazz club. See more 04/22/2009 Great jazz trumpet in outback Oz. See more 01/18/2008 Absolutely the most amazing visual stunning movie with equally well matched sound track. Footage of Miles Davis Live !!! See more 12/12/2007 The greatest film ever made about Australian jazz music. See more Read all reviews

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