By Vlad Zakh · August 28, 2026
Smoky basement clubs and glamorous nightspots are the natural home of jazz on film. Round Midnight has an aged, ailing jazzman finding a last friendship in a Paris club, Shoot the Piano Player has a former classical pianist caught up in his brothers’ trouble, and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day has a governess meeting a glamorous singer. New Orleans, Blues in the Night and The Exile round out the six.
01 A fired governess's chance encounter with a glamorous jazz singer upends both of their lives.
Directed by Bharat Nalluri · 1h 32m · Rated PG-13
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02 Inside a Paris nightclub, an aged, ailing jazzman forms a final, redemptive friendship with a young fan.
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier · 2h 11m · Rated R
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03 A former classical pianist who now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar gets caught up in his brothers' criminal schemes.
Directed by François Truffaut · 1h 25m · Rated NR
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04 A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz.
Directed by Arthur Lubin · 1h 30m · Rated NR
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05 A struggling band gets drawn into old feuds and love affairs while trying to stay together and find musical success.
Directed by Anatole Litvak · 1h 28m
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06 An idealistic young man is torn between a sultry Chicago nightclub owner and a Scottish South Dakotan farm girl.
Directed by Oscar Micheaux · 1h 14m
Stream: Criterion Channel
Stream: Criterion Channel
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