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Sweet and Lowdown
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PG13,1hr 35min
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December 3, 1999
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Sony Pictures Classics
Synopsis: Woody Allen immerses himself in the world of vintage jazz in this period mock-biography of a musician gifted in his art but a sad student in life. Emmet Ray (Sean Penn) is a 1930s jazz guitarist considered one of the finest musicians ever to touch a fretboard, second only to the legendary Django Reinhardt. For all the passion and sensitivity of his music, Emmet is a louse off-stage; he earned his living as a pimp before gaining fame, and he throws his money away on flashy clothes and big cars, going ... Full Synopsis
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Featured Cast
Emmet Ray
Blanche
Bill Shields
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