Let’s Get Lost
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In the 1950s, Chet Baker’s jazz trumpeting, intimate crooning, and pretty-boy good looks epitomized West Coast cool. When photographer Bruce Weber caught up with him three decades later, time and drug addiction had ravaged his life and angelic beauty. Shown here in a beautiful new 4K digital restoration, this bittersweet portrait intercuts gorgeous black-and-white footage of the latter-day Baker with the young musician in archival footage and photographs by William Claxton.
Preceded by Jammin’ the Blues (1944, 10 min., 35mm), celebrating its 80th anniversary. A jazz document directed by photographer Gjon Mili featuring Lester Young, Houston’s own Illinois Jacquet, and others.
Generous support has been provided by Gerry Aitken, Richard Levy and Dinah Chetrit, and Anne Tucker and Robert Morris.
Let’s Get Lost
Directed by Bruce Weber
(USA, 1988, 119 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digital restoration