DVD & Blu-ray: 'ROUND MIDNIGHT (1986) - Criterion Collection

Product Description: ’Round Midnight is a love letter from director Bertrand Tavernier to the heyday of bebop and to the Black American musicians who found refuge in the smoky underground jazz clubs of 1950s Paris.

In a miraculous, sui generis fusion of performer and character that was nominated for an Oscar, legendary saxophonist Dexter Gordon plays Dale Turner, a brilliant New York jazz veteran whose music aches with beauty but whose personal life is ravaged by addiction. Searching for a fresh start in Paris, Turner strikes up an unlikely friendship with a struggling single father and ardent jazz fan (François Cluzet) who finds his life transformed as he attempts to help the self-destructive musician.

Herbie Hancock’s evocative, Oscar-winning score sets the mood for this definitive jazz film, a bittersweet opus that glows with lived-in, soulful authenticity.

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Director: Bertrand Tavernier

Starring: Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Lonette McKee, Herbie Hancock, Frédérique Meininger, Benoît Régent

Genre: Drama, Music

Runtime: 131 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: April 26, 2022

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Codec: MPEG-2
Resolution: 480i
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Encoding Format: 16:9
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Region: Region A/1

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DVD: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0
Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, LPCM 2.0

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DVD: English SDH

Blu-ray: English SDH

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Alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack, supervised by composer Herbie Hancock
New 4K digital restoration
New interview with jazz and cultural critic Gary Giddins
New conversation with music producer Michael Cuscuna and author Maxine Gordon, widow of musician Dexter Gordon
Before Midnight, a 1986 behind-the-scenes documentary
Panel discussion from 2014 featuring director Bertrand Tavernier, Cuscuna, Maxine Gordon, and jazz scholar John Szwed, moderated by jazz critic and broadcaster Mark Ruffin
Performance from 1969 of “Fried Bananas” by Dexter Gordon, directed by Teit Jørgensen
New English subtitle translation and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by scholar Mark Anthony Neal