A look at the life of pianist Joe Albany from the perspective of his young daughter, as she watches him contend with his drug addiction during the 1970s jazz scene.
Director: Jeff Preiss
Stars: John Hawkes, Elle Fanning, Glenn Close.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1864405/
Watched on AmazonPrime.
30 songs in the Soundtracks.
Unfortunately, this music was as unpleasant as the druggy lifestyle. I suppose the daughter isn't in foster care because his mother was willing to keep her, but really, she's at risk when the father is home and using. The last scenes show her flirting with the drug paraphernalia. After all, she's now saddled with some extra pain just by growing up with these parents.
The author of the screenplay and the book upon which this was based has the same name as the daughter in this film, and her father really was a jazz pianist.
I probably dislike it because it's well done, effectively conveying a very unpleasant situation. I grimaced throughout.
AVOID.
Rated 6.1 (1,617)
indie, dir. Preiss; 5-
