- Kevin Ward6 juillet 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 août 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.
Le mouvement country des années 70 et 80 a donné naissance à de nombreuses légendes musicales mais Blaze Foley n'est probablement pas le premier compositeur auquel on attribue ce statut. Cependant, depuis sa mort tragique en 1989, la légende de Blaze a énormément grandi. Il a laissé derrière lui un héritage tangible, car ses chansons douloureusement intimes et personnelles furent rarement enregistrées, mais ses proches connaissaient un homme qui restait fidèle à ses idéaux, peu importe le nombre de bagarres dans lesquelles il s'impliqua.
The key characters in Blaze are Blaze Foley (Ben Dickey), Sybil Rosen (Alia Shawkat), Zee (Josh Hamilton).
Blaze is rated R.
Blaze is a Drame, Biography, Histoire film.
Blaze has an audience rating of 6.8 out of 10.
Blaze had a budget of 1,2 M $US.
Blaze has made 467 k $US at the box office.