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Sweet and Lowdown (1999) - Movie Browser

Sean Penn plays jazz guitar so badly it's transcendent — and falls for a woman who can't tell.

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mockumentary swaggertragicomic ego tripperiod-piece pastiche

Overview

Comedy Drama Music

In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

Content warning

new york city jazz singer or musician guitar jazz pretty woman night life mudez egocentrism violão

artistic insecurity disguised as arrogancecommunication beyond languageself-destruction as performancethe gap between talent and legend

Standout Aspects

Acting

Samantha Morton's entire performance without a single line of dialogue.

Direction

Allen aping Fellini and Cassavetes simultaneously, somehow working.

Best for:Solo·Date Night·Rewatch

Director

Woody Allen

ReleasedDec 3, 1999

Runtime1h 35m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Budget$29.8M·Revenue$4.5M

Sweetland Films

Top Cast

Sean Penn

Emmet Ray

Samantha Morton

Hattie

Anthony LaPaglia

Al Torrio

Uma Thurman

Blanche Williams

James Urbaniak

Harry

John Waters

Mr. Haynes

Gretchen Mol

Ellie

Denis O'Hare

Jake

Molly Price

Ann

Brian Markinson

Bill Shields

Tony Darrow

Ben

Daniel Okrent

A.J. Pickman

Brad Garrett

Joe Bedloe

Kaili Vernoff

Gracie

Woody Allen

Himself

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