Round Midnight
1986 · 133 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 6,060 VOTES · DIR. Bertrand Tavernier
Overview
Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.
Dialogue Timeline — 830 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:05 Is it the same room where Hershell died?
00:05:50 You can burn, but you don't always eat.
00:13:18 Hey, you half a motherfucker...
00:19:43 - Well, even Bean uses a reed... - Listen, I ain't Bean...
00:24:04 ...for another beer?
00:30:26 I have a kid. She sometimes wakes up in the night.
00:35:55 That's Hershell.
00:45:29 Ooh, you're a real Tarzan, ain't you, boy?
00:48:36 ...and Ben Webster.
01:03:43 And then, with the Basie band...
01:08:21 The sound...
01:12:33 You never stopped before.
01:18:40 It's about Dale...
01:21:42 Well, I don't know about that...
01:25:16 ...how Columbus felt
01:28:35 I was before
01:31:31 He never gave me A lousy dime
01:34:03 I don't know if I like this or not...
01:43:35 She wants you to make a wish.
01:46:33 - When would that be? - Pardon?
01:48:51 Whatever comes to you, you don't have to worry about it.
01:52:12 Those two tables over there.
01:56:28 Heard you the other night, Dale, blowing better than ever.
02:00:59 You know...
Cast & Characters
Dexter Gordon
Dale Turner
François Cluzet
Francis Borler
Gabrielle Haker
Berangere
Sandra Reaves-Phillips
Buttercup
Lonette McKee
Darcey Leigh
Christine Pascal
Sylvie
Herbie Hancock
Eddie Wayne
Bobby Hutcherson
Ace
Bobby Hutcherson
Vibes (Blue Note)
Pierre Trabaud
Francis's Father
Frédérique Meininger
Francis's Mother
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed830
Dialogue density6.2 lines / min
First line00:02:05
Final line02:00:59
Production Record
DirectorBertrand Tavernier
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes6,060