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 Synopsis: A French music lover befriends a once-great American jazzartist and attempts to save him from self-destruction in this moodydrama. Saxophonist Dexter Gordon portrays Dale Turner, a fictionalmusician inspired by a number of famed jazz figures, including BudPowell and Lester Young. Largely forgotten in his home country, Turnerhas moved to Paris in search of a more appreciative audience. He findsit in the form of Francis Borler (Francois Cluzet), a bebop aficionadowho befriends the expatriate player. Borler soon becomes familiar withTurner's darker side, including his struggles with alcoholism, drugaddiction, and depression. Fearing for the musician's life, the fanbecomes his caretaker, an arrangement that leads to a brief improvementin Turner's health and fortunes but places great emotional strain uponthem both. Director Bertrand Tavernier pays great attention to thevisual and aural details of the jazz world, with outstanding musicalsupervision provided by Herbie Hancock. 'Round Midnight's greatestasset, however, is Gordon's Academy Award-nominated performance,informed by his own life experiences. His naturally fascinatingpresence combines with the film's obvious love of the music and itsmilieu to provide what many have hailed as one of the more authenticand affectionate presentations of the jazz world on the silver screen.IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090557/IMDb Rating: 7.3/10 (1,751 votes)Directed by: Bertrand TavernierCast:Dexter Gordon .... Dale TurnerFrançois Cluzet .... Francis BorlerGabrielle Haker .... BerangereChristine Pascal .... SylvieSandra Reaves-Phillips .... ButtercupJohn Berry .... BenLonette McKee .... Darcey Leigh -----------------------------------------------------------------               Title: 'Round Midnight (1986)              Source: DVD / Untouched / R1, NTSC / Warner                Size: 1.565.302.395 (1/3 DVDR)             Runtime: 02:11:33              Format: MKV         Video Codec: H264 (x264 rev.1055)       Video Bitrate: 1198 kbps          Resolution: 720x360 (Anamorphic, displayed at ~2.35 AR)        Aspect Ratio: ~2.35 (SAR: 32/27)          Frame rate: 23.976 fps         Audio Codec: AC3 (5.1 channels)       Audio Bitrate: 384 kbps       Sampling Rate: 48 KHz            Language: EnglishSubtitles (muxed in): SRT: English, Spanish                      VobSub: French, Portuguese                  SA: HP @ Level 4.1-----------------------------------------------------------------                  Screenshots (anamorphic, resized to displayed AR):http://img01.yeuxverts.net/_images_/img01.12/i1oou7.kc3pco.cho70.pnghttp://img01.yeuxverts.net/_images_/img01.12/i1oou7.kc3pcp.1c0q3s.pnghttp://img01.yeuxverts.net/_images_/img01.12/i1oou7.kc3pcr.uefx8.pnghttp://img01.yeuxverts.net/_images_/img01.12/i1oou7.kc3pct.uq5j0.png