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'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris

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'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Documentary

Written by: Raymond De Felitta

Directed by: Raymond De Felitta

Release Date:
Theatrical: December 7, 2007

Running Time: 100 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for some sexuality and language

Starring Jackie Paris, Billy Vera, Dr. Billy Taylor, Mark Murphy, James Moody, Frank Whaley, Anne Marie Moss, and Peter Bogdanovich

‘Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris is a documentary film that comprehensively examines the groundbreaking jazz vocalist’s life and art—his meteoric rise, enigmatic career, and mysterious life, asking the question: How much do you we need to know of an artist’s life to approach his art? (Outsider Pictures)

What The Critics Said

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Variety Robert Koehler

De Felitta seems a born documaker. He brilliantly constructs a tale born of a genuine love of jazz and a need to understand how Paris went from sensation to footnote in a generation.

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80

The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

A music documentary of uncommon richness.

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75

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

De Felitta's portrait of Paris -- who died in June 2004 -- isn't always flattering, but it is genuinely moving on many levels, none of which require knowledge of or even interest in jazz.

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75

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Based on the many delightful samples on the soundtrack, it's an exemplary goal.

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75

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

The film serves him well, replaying a few surviving recordings that make clear what a beautifully melodious voice he had and what a talent went wasted.

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70

The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

Part tribute, part musical mystery, ’Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris shines an overdue spotlight on a great who got away.

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70

Village Voice Nick Pinkerton

What kept Paris from the top? The answers provided rarely qualify as revelation, but this affectionate portrait distinguishes itself from the ongoing epidemic of musician docs by mere virtue of staking out ground that hasn't already been thoroughly tilled.

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