Bird
"There are no second acts in American lives."
DramaMusicjazzheroinsaxophonebiographypsychiatric hospitalheroin addictelectroconvulsive therapydeath of daughterbebopeiffel tower, paris1950s
A dark, melancholic portrait of genius and self-destruction, tracing Charlie Parker's rise and tragic decline through addiction and loss.
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
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