Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown

  • Director: Woody Allen
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: March 10, 2000
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Woody Allen Fall Project 1998
  • Emmet Ray was a skill masterly 's Pick guitar hand, in the 1930s is considered second only to the legendary Django Reinhard. But before he became famous, Emmet used to make a living by pimping; after he became famous, he spent money like earth, chasing beauty and glitz, like picking picks in the strings of a guitar. He was even so bored that he took pleasure in shooting mice in the garbage. Hattie, the kind and simple laundress, fell in love with Emmet's music, as well as him. Emmet also has feelings for Hattie, but his arrogance, indulgence and firm belief that artists should not marry make him gradually estrange from Hattie, and soon he finally married the writer Blanche. Blanche is a beautiful and elegant woman, but she is not more loyal than her husband. Emmet gradually understands how stupid it was to give up Hattie...

    Details

    • Release date March 10, 2000
    • Filming locations Haverstraw, New York, USA
    • Production companies Sweetland Films, Magnolia Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $29,750,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $4,197,015

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $94,686

    Gross worldwide

    $4,525,794

    Movie reviews

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    • By Ward 2022-12-29 14:25:57

      Sweet and humble

      The hero has loved and only loved Hatti, and called her name in her dream to tell her not to fall in love with him. In the end, the male protagonist went to find her again, and the scene by the river was really emotional. He was finally able to express his feelings, so he recorded the best record and then disappeared. The slutty life of the artist did not give him the space to develop his talents, but Hatti's gentle and powerful love gave him the possibility of growth. It's just that Hatti...

    • By Dariana 2022-12-24 12:08:00

      The Vulgar Dictionary of Artistic Life

      It's hard to be a celebrity, it's even harder to be a celebrity who engages in art. One of the prerequisites for a legendary life is to have more than two marriages, plus one extraordinary relationship (same sex, unethical, etc.), especially those engaged in art. Artists are in desperation, as are many young literary and artistic youths today. In fact, they know in their hearts that they are not pursuing dreams, but despair. Luopa is a kind of poetry. Living on the street, falling in love at...

    • By Joyce 2022-12-23 11:02:34

      You are not my princess

      In my opinion, Woody's movies have always been essays depicting American city life, the world and the warmth of human feelings, but I think the concept of this one is very stale. A dumb girl who is not deeply involved in the world, she is simply perfect-never nagging and getting along with her only her ears are clean, she can't wait to undress and hug her when she meets the first time, she can repair the car and do it. Meals and a laundress at the same time make money to...

    • By Hugh 2022-12-20 13:47:52

      Artist's sweetness and humbleness

      After watching this film, my feeling is: So are the art people really hopeless? The routine of sorrowful men who always thump their chests and feet at the end of the day is still staged every day. The protagonist is a guitar artist. In the process of constantly chasing fame and fortune, he accidentally stumbles upon a pure and innocent dumb woman. Fortunately, the protagonist is not exactly a scumbag who plays and runs. It can be seen that he still likes it. The dumb girl also wants to be...

    • By Alisha 2022-12-19 12:06:14

      middle class values

      I noticed that compared to the previous film, Woody Allen showed his face in this film, but he has not yet entered the film to play a role, just a narration, which shows that Woody Allen later likes to play in his own film. Roles are a slowly changing process.

      The story told in this film is more in line with the values ​​of the middle class - artists who are stable, only chasing art are wandering everywhere, spending money like dirt, and finally falling into poverty; a virtuous woman...

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    • By Hattie 2023-09-27 14:27:10

      It's actually pretty moving, but Sean Penn is too out of line. He's too strong to take it...

    • By Jocelyn 2023-09-22 09:04:51

      Anyway, the art is to work hard, not to compose music. I like the form of pseudo-documentary like this, it's really nostalgic, the big moon is so beautiful, it's a pity it was made. Heidi is so much like Gersomina in "The Road", she looks and performs the same way, which makes people feel bad. The rhythm is a bit slow in the middle, and the beginning and the end are more interesting. I really like the last three paragraphs. Does the guitar really play? Some places are...

    • By Stanford 2023-09-11 13:30:07

      A little sad after reading it. Don't keep your feelings locked up/2018.1.19 Archives. The guitarist said to the mute girl, "Today is my birthday, and you still remember it." Rewatching it seven years later is even more sad. Artists don't love people, but what does the guitarist's last tears...

    • By Shanon 2023-08-12 22:26:16

      Anyone in a Woody Allen movie becomes a Woody label style, so Sean Penn Uma Thurman is no exception. A sweet and humble story of a '30s jazz guitarist who was the man on the moon. PS: I really like Uma Thurman's...

    • By Vinnie 2023-08-01 14:15:59

      Sean Penn's performance was wonderful, Uma Thurman was so beautiful, but unfortunately the role was thin, and the image of the dumb girl was too simple and symbolic. There seems to be something missing in Woody's film. This film wants to discuss in flashy and simple, but the conclusion is wishful thinking - after all, no one knows what the dumb girl is thinking. After being dumped, she will soon get married and have children. She can marry whoever she is. Maybe this kind of "plainness" is not...

    Background creation

    The film is the product of director Woody Allen's lifelong love of jazz music. Like Celebrity and Deconstructing Harry, this film aims to explore the subtle relationship between the artist's private life, public life, and music. The protagonist of the film, Emmet Ray, is played by Sean Penn, who interprets Emmet Ray's selfish and cold tragic character to the fullest. Sometimes it is hard to believe that such beautiful music is played...
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    Movie quotes

    • Emmet Ray: Now get dressed!

    • Emmet Ray: [while Hattie is struggling to replace a tire on the car] What's the matter? Nobody said it was going to be a picknick. You know I can't risk my hands.

    • Blanche: [Monologue] Any woman would be second to his music. He wouldn't miss me any more than the woman he abruptly left. He could only feel pain for his music.