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Let's Get Lost (1988)
Director: Bruce Weber
Cast: Chet Baker, Carol Baker, Vera Baker, Paul Baker
Runtime120 min
Rating18A
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Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see the young Baker, he of the beautiful face, in California and in Italy, where he appeared in at least one movie and at least one jail cell (for drug possession). And, we see the aged Baker, detached, indifferent, his face a ruin. Includes interviews with his children and ex-wife, women companions, and musicians.
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Let's Get Lost is a critically acclaimed 1988 documentary film directed by Bruce Weber that explores the life and career of jazz legend Chet Baker. The film intercuts archival footage from Baker's heyday in the 1950s with scenes of the aging, troubled musician in his later years. While divisive among some critics, the film is widely regarded as an insightful and poignant portrait of a musical icon.
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Let's Get Lost provides a fascinating and unconventional look at the life of jazz legend Chet Baker. Director Bruce Weber's 1988 documentary blends vintage footage of Baker's heyday with intimate interviews, capturing the musician's tragic decline and the complexity of his artistic genius. Fans of musical biopics and documentary filmmaking will appreciate this poignant, visually striking portrait of a tortured artist.
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Let's Get Lost is a 1988 American documentary film, written and directed by Bruce Weber, about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, who died four months before the film's release. The title is derived from the song "Let's Get Lost" by Jimmy McHugh and Frank Loesser from the 1943 film Happy Go Lucky, which Baker recorded for Pacific Records.
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