Let’s Get Lost (film 4K)
- Start date : 17/03/2025 22:00
- Type : Other
- Address : Cinema ZED - Vesalius, Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9c, Leuven, België
- Organizing structure : Leuven Jazz
- Festival : Leuven Jazz
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This documentary is a fascinating portrait of legendary jazz trumpeter and style icon Chet Baker by photographer Bruce Weber.
Through interviews, archival footage and music recordings, we get a picture of Chet Baker’s last years. We see both the genius of the musician and the destructiveness of his drug addiction. Four months after filming ended, Baker died after falling from a hotel window in Amsterdam.
The documentary, which has the feel of a dreamy film noir, interweaves scenes of the elder Baker with footage from his heyday, keeping his essence timeless. Weber’s film reveals both Baker’s musical genius and his personal struggles, with stories from friends and loved ones about his absence and destructive lifestyle.
At the time, in 1988, Let’s Get Lost won the Cinecritica Award at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary in 1989. The film was re-released in 4K in October 2024.
