SummaryThe comedy based on the Blair Tindell memoir "Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs & Classical Music," follows the life of New York Symphony oboist Hailey (Lola Kirke) as Rodrigo (Gael Garcia Bernal), a new conductor who has unique methods, takes over the orchestra.
SummaryThe comedy based on the Blair Tindell memoir "Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs & Classical Music," follows the life of New York Symphony oboist Hailey (Lola Kirke) as Rodrigo (Gael Garcia Bernal), a new conductor who has unique methods, takes over the orchestra.
Mozart in the Jungle, which was adapted from Blair Tindall’s memoir of the same name, is surprisingly good, whether you’re into classical music or not. In fact, it’s almost as good as something you might find on HBO, which is what Amazon needs if it wants to succeed in the online television business.
The show is funny, but never gut-bustingly so; it’s most often a triumph of atmosphere, a hangout show with a tremendous (and too infrequently engaged) sense of tension.
This show doesn't have weaknesses. It may be that you don't like classical music, don't like young people, don't support the show's political agenda, or don't like certain characters. That's fine, that's all valid. But subjective.
Objectively, this is one of the best shows ever made. The acting, writing, music, story, cinematography, etc., are all top-notch.
It's really a treat. We are lucky to have it, much less for free on Amazon Prime.
Want to know if you will like this show? Did you like Bored to Death? Do you like comedies that don't make it obvious where the punchline is? Do you like music? You will like this show.
Fantastic series overflowing with heart, passion, humor, and quirky delights. The comparison to Bored To Death is spot-on yet this is very different. Highly, highly recommended. A gem of a series.
The series nails everything that NBC's Smash failed to do with the world of Broadway theater last year, providing a rollicking backstage look at the crazy, temperamental people engaged in artistic expression.
It’s not the best-plotted series: stories tumble by like clothes in an off-kilter dryer. But there’s charm in intimate moments, as when two worldly women share confidences, or a lovely sequence in which Rodrigo wanders around the city, sniffing the air and playing pickup chess.
Love this 1st Season and hoping there will be more seasons to come. A very refreshing new series with lots of kicks and twists. We sure are looking for more for sure - Loved it.
This is a must see. It is refreshing to have a series set somewhere other than a hospital or police station. The dialog is crisp and the characters are compelling.
Only watch season 1! Season one gets a 9, season 2 gets a 3, so averaged is 6.
Season one was an incredible breath of fresh air and a celebration of the love of music in all of its forms.
Season two is just Rodrigo spouting "Hai Lai," characters trying to sleep with each other, and no humor or life to be found anywhere.
I haven't seen the show or read all of the book. I am a symphony musician and I know the author and a number of people she wrote about. All my classical music friends found it hilarious that she wrote a book about sleeping with the personnel managers of classical groups to get work then was frustrated when they didn't call her to play. Duh! In the real world you get work by how well you play and Blaine barely played to the level she was getting called to play. If the personnel manager (usually called the contractor as they contract the musicians) hired a lady he had sex with and she didn't play up the level of the group she would not get called back (for anything..) and the contractor would be embarrassed or fired. I'm not saying it doesn't happen but I've been a union player since 1975 and have played literally thousands of gigs, many times with top orchestras and famous people, and i do not see this happening.
I hope it's a good show and it spreads the word about the wonders and joys of classical music. I guess if an impossibly handsome character shows up it must be a depiction of me!
Congratulations to her on making a bundle on her book but I can assure you classical fans out there that we get hired by what comes out of our instruments, not by making out. There is plenty of drama but most of it is purely musical.