
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Taste attributes: documentarymusicmusic/dancebiographyslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questself destruction/implosionsocial commentary
"You don't know Miles"
Boxlist takeA grounded documentary that is inventive, stirring and weighty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
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- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
A visionary, innovator, and originator who defied categorization and embodied the word cool—a foray into the life and career of musical and cultural icon Miles Davis.
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- Genre
- Documentary
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- American Masters Pictures
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