- Kevin Ward6 de julio de 2025A music biopic that manages not to feel like every other music biopic. Told in nonlinear fashion, it highlights the life of “unknown legend” Blaze Foley, singer/songwriter/storyteller and pioneer of outlaw country played wonderfully here by Ben Dickey. The story jumps between three time periods, Blaze’s early romance with Sybil Rosen (Alia Shawkat), his later touring career, and a posthumous radio interview with his frequent collaborators Townes Van Zandt (Charlie Sexton) and Zee (Josh Hamilton). The early romance is easily the best. Dickey and Shawkat’s chemistry set the screen aglow as minstrel and muse. Sybil Rosen is credited with co-writing along with Ethan Hawke and I suspect that has something to do with the lovely handling of their romance. Blaze has this enigmatic way about him. He spouts philosophical meanderings throughout the film both in his dialogue and his lyrics. Blaze’s songs are featured throughout the entire film giving it a decidedly melancholy vibe. Hawke tells this story with an impressive amount of style but an even more impressive amount of heart. In a story about the blues, though, wherever there’s heart, there’s sure to be heartbreak. Wonderful film.
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Blaze was released on 17 de agosto de 2018.
Blaze was directed by Ethan Hawke.
Blaze has a runtime of 2h 9min.
Blaze was produced by Adam Sonnenfeld, Ryan Hawke, Ethan Hawke, John Sloss, Jake Seal.
Narra la vida del cantante y compositor de country norteamericano Blaze Foley (Texas, 1949 – Nashville, Tennessee 1989). Blaze fue una inusual leyenda de la música del Texas Outlaw Music que engendró a autores como Merle Haggard y Willie Nelson. A través de una historia que recorre tres periodos de su vida, los diferentes hilos exploran su romance con Sybil Rosen; su última noche oscura en la tierra; y el impacto de sus canciones y el impacto de su muerte en sus fans, amigos y enemigos.
The key characters in Blaze are Blaze Foley (Ben Dickey), Sybil Rosen (Alia Shawkat), Zee (Josh Hamilton).
Blaze is rated 16.
Blaze is a Drama, Biography, Historia film.
Blaze has an audience rating of 6.8 out of 10.
Blaze had a budget of 1,2 MUS$.
Blaze has made 467 mil US$ at the box office.