Bix (1991)

Director:

Pupi Avati

Writers:

Antonio Avati, Pupi Avati,

Stars:

Bryant Weeks, Emile Levisetti, Julia Ewing

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bryant Weeks	...	Leon Bismark 'Bix' Beiderbecke
Emile Levisetti	...	Joe Venuti
Julia Ewing	...	Agatha 'Aggie' Beiderbecke
Mark Collver	...	Burnie Beiderbecke
Romano Orzari	...	Hoagy Carmichael
Matthew Buzzell	...	Don Murray
Ray Edelstein	...	Bismark Beiderbecke
Mark Sovel	...	Frankie Trumbauer
Barbara Wilder	...	Marie Louise Beiderbecke
Sally Groth	...	Liza
Michael T. Henderson	...	Pee Wee Russell
Timothy L. Williams	...	Esten
Debbon Ayer	...	Vera Cox
Darrell Bishop	...	Andy Secrest
Curtis N. Wollan	...	Paul Whiteman

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

musician | cornet | bix beiderbecke | jazz | roaring 20s | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

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Details

Country:

Italy USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 1991 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Bix - Eine Interpretation der Legende

Filming Locations:

1934 Grand Avenue, Davenport, Iowa, USA

Box Office

Budget:

ITL 1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Duea Film, Union P.N., Rai Uno Radiotelevisione

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (as Telacolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of Young Man with a Horn (1950)

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Soundtracks

"Dardanella"
Written by Fred Fisher, Felix Bernard and Johnny Black
Published by Chappell
(1919)

User Reviews

Inaccurate romantic fantasy

Avati seized on the life story of Bix Beiderbecke and filtered it through his unique interpretation and then mangled facts to serve this fictional view. The movie is interesting in as much as it is a rare insight into this side of the roaring twenties and the fascinating story of Bix Beiderbecke's meteoric rise and fall. But despite being plainly shown the fundamental inaccuracies in the script, Avati chose to inject wholly fictional scenes. These were not merely the normal adjustments to make the movie move smoothly and advance the plot, but fundamental distortions of the record. Thus, it is sad that this movie, which had the potential to really stand as the definitive work on Bix Beiderbecke, whose true life has more than enough elements to make a great movie, instead stands as yet another distorted vision.