All That Jazz (1979)
Director: Bob Fosse Run Time: 123 min. Release Year: 1979
Starring: Ann Reinking, Cliff Gorman, Jessica Lange, Leland Palmer, Roy Scheider
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him – his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
“The film… is an uproarious display of brilliance, nerve, dance, maudlin confessions, inside jokes and, especially, ego. It’s a little bit as if Mr. Fosse had invited us to attend his funeral — the wildest show-business sendoff a fellow ever designed for himself — and then appeared at the door to sell tickets and count the house; after all, funerals are only wasted on the dead.” ~ Vincent Canby, The New York Times
Screening 11/15 + 11/19