'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris (2006)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Raymond De Felitta

Writer (WGA):

Raymond De Felitta (written by)

Release Date:

21 November 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

The greatest voice you never heard

Plot:

An exploration into the mysterious life of the late jazz vocalist Jackie Paris, which examines the question of how much we need to know about an artist's life to appreciate their art.

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Jackie Paris	...	Himself
Anne Marie Moss	...	Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Bogdanovich	...	Himself
Harlan Ellison	...	Himself
James Moody	...	Himself
Mark Murphy	...	Himself
Barry Newman	...	Himself
Nick Tosches	...	Himself
Billy Vera	...	Himself
Frank Whaley	...	Himself

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Ireland:PG

Company:

Hangover Lounge Inc.

As depressing as Jazz.

Jackie Paris, was, lets face it, a marginally good jazz singer who had a few hits then disappeared into obscurity. It happens all the time, not just in Jazz, but in all forms of music. Almost like a one hit wonder. The director, Raymond De Felitta, decides to track down Paris, and discover his rise and fall. While these are usually quite interesting, Paris is not, quite possibly because, again, he just doesn't have quite the appeal that makes his fall from grace so spectacular in movies like this. Also, it doesn't help that Paris is a particularly scummy character in himself, as he was not particularly nice to anyone, leaving many spouses and kids hurting. The whole thing is not shot particularly well either, lots of shots are shaky and grainy, making this a less then memorable viewing experience.