# Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

> A brilliant but obnoxious jazz guitarist becomes the subject of a wry faux-biography that finds strange tenderness beneath his vanity and self-destruction.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4854

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music
- Director: Woody Allen
- Cast: Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Anthony LaPaglia, Uma Thurman, James Urbaniak, John Waters, Gretchen Mol, Denis O'Hare
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158371/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, eccentric, bittersweet, jazz listening night, woody allen film night

## Synopsis

A comedic journey through the life of a jazz genius with a troubled soul.

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