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Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

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02:25-03:55 Sat 27th Dec 2008 90m
BBC2

Synopsis

After the disappointing Celebrity, Woody Allen returned to form with this sparkling comedy drama about a fictional 1930s jazz man whose life only makes sense when he's playing guitar. Sean Penn stars as Emmet Ray, a kleptomaniac musical genius whose idea of a good time is to watch trains, shoot rats and seduce women. Happiness comes in a sweetly fulfilling relationship with mute innocent Hattie (Samantha Morton), though the feckless Ray is soon up to his old tricks with society gal Blanche (Uma Thurman). A number of jazz experts, including Allen himself, deliver straight-faced tributes to Ray's gift, and the costumes and production design are splendidly opulent. But it's British actress Morton who steals the show, getting her revenge after Penn breaks her heart by silently breaking ours. UPDATED LISTING: starts five minutes earlier than billed. Followed by pages from Ceefax.