Bryant Weeks plays American jazz cornetist Bix Beiderbecke in an account of his life. The film focuses on his conflicts with his family and his relations with the prominent jazz musicians of the 1920s, such as Hoagy Carmichael, Joe Venuti, Pee Wee Russell, Don Murray, and Paul Whiteman. Mark Sovel plays his friend and collaborator, saxophonist and bandleader Frankie Trumbauer.
The film opens in October 1931 in New York City, two months after the death of Bix Beiderbecke. His brother Burnie arrives in the city to meet Liza, who was to be the future bride of the deceased brother. His investigations of where Bix worked led him to the Italian-American violinist Joe Venuti, the trumpeter's only true friend and therefore unique in knowing the truth and the identity of the girl. Venuti, despite the initial hesitation, decides to help him in the investigation. He contacts the girl and convinces her to follow him to the trumpeter's hometown, Davenport, Iowa, thus fulfilling Bix's mother's desire, who is eager to meet her.
During the long train journey, however, it turns out that Liza never met Bix. Venuti will take advantage of it to tell her, in addition to the way in which Bix came into contact with her, the short but intense life of his friend, who he had met by chance while trying to get an engagement in the Jean Goldkette orchestra. A series of flashbacks follow. Bix was hampered by the fact that he could not read music but played by ear. Bix achieved success when he performed and recorded with the orchestra of Frank Trumbauer who, despite his somewhat peculiar character, took him under his protective wing.
The film ends with Bix's untimely death in 1931 in New York City. During the closing credits, photos of Bix and Liza are shown in the Beiderbecke family home alongside those of his father and mother.
Castedit
Bryant Weeks as Leon Bismark 'Bix' Beiderbecke, a cornet and piano player (1903-1931)
Emile Levisetti as Joe Venuti, a jazz violin player, Bix' friend
Brenda K. Mohr as Joe Venuti's girlfriend
Julia Ewing as Agatha 'Aggie' Beiderbecke, Bix' mother
Mark Collver as Burnie Beiderbecke, Bix' brother
Romano Orzari as Hoagy Carmichael, a pianist and jazz band leader
Gayla Goehl as Kitty, Hoagy Carmichael's girlfriend
Matthew Buzzell as Don Murray, a jazz clarinettist
Ray Edelstein as Bismark Beiderbecke, Bix' father
Mark Sovel as Frankie Trumbauer, a jazz saxophone player
Barbara Wilder as Marie Louise Beiderbecke, Bix' sister
Sally Groth as Liza, Bix' alleged fiancée
Michael T. Henderson as Pee Wee Russell, a jazz clarinettist
Timothy L. Williams as Esten
Debbon Ayer as Vera Cox
Darrell Bishop as Andy Secrest, a jazz cornet player
Curtis N. Wollan as Paul Whiteman, a jazz band leader
Referencesedit
^"Festival de Cannes: Bix". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
film, 1991, italian, drama, film, directed, pupi, avati, starring, bryant, weeks, plot, about, final, years, cornet, player, beiderbecke, official, selection, premiering, 1991, cannes, film, festival, bixfilm, posterdirected, bypupi, avatiwritten, bypupi, avat. Bix is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Pupi Avati and starring Bryant Weeks The plot is about the final years of cornet player Bix Beiderbecke It was an Official Selection premiering at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival 1 BixFilm posterDirected byPupi AvatiWritten byPupi AvatiAntonio AvatiFred ChalfyLino PatrunoProduced byPupi AvatiGianfranco PiccioliStarringBryant WeeksCinematographyPasquale RachiniEdited byAmedeo SalfaRelease date15 May 1991 1991 05 15 Running time100 minutesCountryItalyLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 References 4 External linksPlot editBryant Weeks plays American jazz cornetist Bix Beiderbecke in an account of his life The film focuses on his conflicts with his family and his relations with the prominent jazz musicians of the 1920s such as Hoagy Carmichael Joe Venuti Pee Wee Russell Don Murray and Paul Whiteman Mark Sovel plays his friend and collaborator saxophonist and bandleader Frankie Trumbauer The film opens in October 1931 in New York City two months after the death of Bix Beiderbecke His brother Burnie arrives in the city to meet Liza who was to be the future bride of the deceased brother His investigations of where Bix worked led him to the Italian American violinist Joe Venuti the trumpeter s only true friend and therefore unique in knowing the truth and the identity of the girl Venuti despite the initial hesitation decides to help him in the investigation He contacts the girl and convinces her to follow him to the trumpeter s hometown Davenport Iowa thus fulfilling Bix s mother s desire who is eager to meet her During the long train journey however it turns out that Liza never met Bix Venuti will take advantage of it to tell her in addition to the way in which Bix came into contact with her the short but intense life of his friend who he had met by chance while trying to get an engagement in the Jean Goldkette orchestra A series of flashbacks follow Bix was hampered by the fact that he could not read music but played by ear Bix achieved success when he performed and recorded with the orchestra of Frank Trumbauer who despite his somewhat peculiar character took him under his protective wing The film ends with Bix s untimely death in 1931 in New York City During the closing credits photos of Bix and Liza are shown in the Beiderbecke family home alongside those of his father and mother Cast editBryant Weeks as Leon Bismark Bix Beiderbecke a cornet and piano player 1903 1931 Emile Levisetti as Joe Venuti a jazz violin player Bix friend Brenda K Mohr as Joe Venuti s girlfriend Julia Ewing as Agatha Aggie Beiderbecke Bix mother Mark Collver as Burnie Beiderbecke Bix brother Romano Orzari as Hoagy Carmichael a pianist and jazz band leader Gayla Goehl as Kitty Hoagy Carmichael s girlfriend Matthew Buzzell as Don Murray a jazz clarinettist Ray Edelstein as Bismark Beiderbecke Bix father Mark Sovel as Frankie Trumbauer a jazz saxophone player Barbara Wilder as Marie Louise Beiderbecke Bix sister Sally Groth as Liza Bix alleged fiancee Michael T Henderson as Pee Wee Russell a jazz clarinettist Timothy L Williams as Esten Debbon Ayer as Vera Cox Darrell Bishop as Andy Secrest a jazz cornet player Curtis N Wollan as Paul Whiteman a jazz band leaderReferences edit Festival de Cannes Bix festival cannes com Retrieved 9 August 2009 External links editBix at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article related to an Italian film of the 1990s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bix film amp oldid 1197591280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
