Blue Moon (2025)
Genre: Biography / Music
Duration: 100 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley and Andrew Scott
IMDb score:
6,8 (25.719)
Releasedate: 18 February 2025
Blue Moon plot
Lorenz Hart is part of the songwriting duo Rodgers and Hart. March 31, 1943 marks the premiere of Oklahoma! This Broadway production is the first project in which Richard Rodgers works with Oscar Hammerstein II, who replaces Hart. Throughout his life, Hart struggles with depression and alcoholism. Rodgers and him have many confrontations.
Actors and actresses
Lorenz Hart
Elizabeth Weiland
Eddie
Richard Rodgers
E.B. White
Oscar Hammerstein II
Reviews & comments
mrklm
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Lyricist Lorenz Hart was 48 years old when he died of pneumonia. He collaborated with Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein and left behind a catalog of over 500 songs, including the evergreen "Blue Moon." This character study unfolds during an evening at Eddie's [Bobby Cannavale] café, where Lorenz [Ethan Hawke] awaits the arrival of 20-year-old Elizabeth [Margaret Qualley], with whom he has a complex love affair. Many acquaintances appear, and the conversations offer a glimpse into Hart, his professional and personal relationships, and his own perspective on his creations. It's atmospheric and well-acted, but the static setting and the copious amount of dialogue make it difficult for Linklater to maintain visual interest.
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mjk87 (moderator films)
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Halfway through the film, half the theater was empty. I believe this is a record so far (at least with such a full theater. I was once in a theater with a couple, and they left halfway through. I won't be able to reach that 66.66% audience departure rate again anytime soon).
Anyway, objectively it's a pretty good film. I always say that biopics shouldn't focus on an entire life, but rather on a theme (that's what The Aviator ultimately did well, although that film is one of the exceptions where filming an entire life does work) or a limited time period. Lincoln was good, Steve Jobs was good. And this Blue Moon takes place over a period of about an hour and a half, while still allowing you to get to know the person the film revolves around. That's simply good writing.
Two caveats, however. First, the character doesn't really interest me. But that's not insurmountable. However, the film never captivated me for a single moment. Not as a film, and not as a story. Hawke is quite convincing and manages to stay in character, even though his role can veer towards theatrical, but he stays just on the right side of that fine line. That's well done. But he just keeps talking and talking, and it never really captivated me. The film became incredibly tiring and boring.
This is partly due to the fact that there's little to enjoy visually. The atmosphere in that pub, with its constant soft piano music and the subtle lighting, is quite well-captured, but the camerawork and compositions are all far too basic. 1.5 stars.
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filmfan0511
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A unique talkie from Linklater (obviously, how could it be otherwise), in which Ethan Hawke essentially carries the whole thing for 100 minutes with one long, drawn-out monologue. And he does it with gusto. You really don't see Hawke at all; he completely disappears into the character. So the Oscar nomination isn't undeserved, though it is a bit surprising. Because ultimately, it's a very niche film for a very niche audience. Beautifully made and filmed, with an atmospheric location, beautiful, warm lighting, and it all feels very authentically 1940s. Apparently filmed in fifteen days, impressive. The supporting roles are all brilliantly cast—Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley—they're all in their element.
But eventually, I started to get a bit tired of it, which isn't a good sign for a film that's not too long. "Hart" keeps rattling on—okay, that's the point, but still—which eventually gets a bit nerve-wracking. Almost too well acted by Ethan Hawke.
Clearly a passion project of his and Linklater, and therefore simply beautiful to have seen.
3*
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