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Sweet and Lowdown poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 62.0 / 100
1999·Comedy / Drama / Music·1h 35m

SWEET AND LOWDOWN

In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

Above the Line
Woody Allen·DirectorWoody Allen·ScreenplayZhao Fei·Director of PhotographyDick Hyman·MusicAlisa Lepselter·Editor
Cast
Sean Penn·Emmet RaySamantha Morton·HattieAnthony LaPaglia·Al TorrioUma Thurman·Blanche WilliamsJames Urbaniak·HarryJohn Waters·Mr. HaynesGretchen Mol·EllieDenis O'Hare·JakeMolly Price·AnnBrian Markinson·Bill Shields
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Woody Allen·Director
Writing· 1
Woody Allen·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Zhao Fei·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Alisa Lepselter·Editor
Sound & Music· 12
Dick Hyman·MusicLee Dichter·Sound Re-Recording MixerRobert Hein·Supervising Sound EditorGlenfield Payne·Sound Effects EditorSylvia Menno·Dialogue EditorGeorge A. Lara·Foley Recording EngineerFrank Kern·Foley EditorBruce Pross·Foley EditorJay Peck·Foley ArtistMarko Costanzo·Foley ArtistNeil Riha·Boom OperatorLes Lazarowitz·Production Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 5
Santo Loquasto·Production DesignTom Warren·Art DirectionLaura Bauer·Costume DesignJessica Lanier·Set DecorationRon Petagna Sr.·Construction Coordinator
Production· 8
J.E. Beaucaire·Executive ProducerJean Doumanian·ProducerLetty Aronson·Co-Executive ProducerRichard Brick·Co-ProducerCharles H. Joffe·Co-Executive ProducerJack Rollins·Co-Executive ProducerJuliet Taylor·CastingLaura Rosenthal·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Debora Fearon·Craft Service
By the Numbers
62.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
IMDb
77%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$5M
ROI -85%
Worldwide Gross
0
2 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Sweet and Lowdown's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#FFD700
#4682B4
Mood
Whimsical, Musical, Dreamy
Composition
Centered
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A man with dark hair and a mustache, wearing a dark suit jacket, light pants, and white shoes, sits on a yellow crescent moon. He is holding and playing a brown”

musicdrama
Key Elements
Crescent MoonAcoustic Guitar
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Space
Design Score
7/10
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