Reinhardt, elegantly interpreted by Reda Kateb (A Prophet, Zero Dark Thirty), is the toast of 1943 Paris, thrilling audiences with his distinctive brand of "hot jazz" and charming his admirers including his muse played by Cécile de France (Hereafter, Chinese Puzzle). But even as the rise of Nazism forces Reinhardt - whose music is considered degenerate under the Third Reich - to make a daring escape from Paris, he refuses to be silenced as his music becomes a form of protest. Reda Kateb's performance is simply impressive and will certainly please all fans of Django. A spirited biopic that will keep audiences on their tapping toes.
"In Woody Allen's 'Sweet and Lowdown,' Sean Penn boasts, 'I'm considered the best guitar player maybe that ever lived, certainly in this country. There's this gypsy in France, and he's the most beautiful thing I ever heard.' The only guitarist superior to Penn's fictional Emmet Ray? Django Reinhardt, a Belgian-born hot-jazz strummer whose talent saved him during World War II. The timing of the Gal
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"'Django,' a significantly fictionalized portrait of the pioneering jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, introduces its protagonist with a showman's flourish. The first time this Belgian-born Romany musician performs onscreen, the camera shows the actor, Reda Kateb, from the back - creating a moment of suspense about whether he will be able to mimic Reinhardt's kinetic strumming. He does, though music
