An ageing jazz pianist learns something about his wife of 65 years, leading him to question their life together.
Acting
Lewis strips every mask—vulnerable, furious, heartbreaking.
Score
Jazz piano as emotional language and weapon.
Director
Daniel Noah
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lewis was 90 during filming and had to be persuaded out of retirement; he reportedly rewrote much of his own dialogue.
The film mirrors Lewis's own late-life reckonings—his estranged son, his complicated legacy, his need to be seen as more than 'The Nutty Professor.'
US
