Synopsis
The story of Django Reinhardt, famous guitarist and composer, and his flight from German-occupied Paris in 1943.
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Cast
- Reda KatebDjango Reinhardt
- Cécile de FranceLouise de Klerk
- Bea PalyaNaguine Reinhardt
- Bimbam MersteinNegros Reinhardt
- Gabriel Mireté'La Plume'
- Johnny MontreuilJoseph Reinhardt, aka 'Nin-Nin'
- Vincent FradeFouad, aka 'Tam Tam '
- Raphaël DeverLouis Vola
- Patrick MilleCharles Delaunay
- Xavier BeauvoisSTO doctor
Recommendations
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The Film Stage
While Kateb is a fine presence, Colmar (a co-writer of the far superior Of Gods and Men) directs with none of his protagonist’s thrilling pizazz, and his and Salatko’s script plods without any of jazz’s syncopated rhythms - 67
IndieWire
Django deserves credit for refusing to fit its subject into the straightjacket of a survival tale, and Ketab’s expressive turn — much of which is captured in close-ups — provides the story with a richness that the writing struggles to achieve on its own. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
This semi-fictionalized account rings false whenever it eschews reality for a WWII cloak-and-dagger intrigue, trying too hard to dazzle us with plot instead of letting the music speak for itself. - 60
Screen Daily
Unimpeachably honest intentions and a solid, laid-back lead performance by star Reda Kateb mean that at least the film won’t be derided as Django Untuned. - 60
Village Voice
Django expresses, via the language of film genre, not what Reinhardt’s life was but what it might have felt like. - 58
The Playlist
When Reinhardt’s fingers aren’t dancing across guitar strings, it has all the vitality of an educational film shown by a substitute teacher. It comes alive in those fleeting moments, but they are too infrequent to keep audiences engaged. - 50
Variety
The film — while not an especially compelling or well-told biopic unto itself — shines much-needed attention on the plight of the Roma people at the hands of German (and French) officials. - 50
Slant Magazine
The film's most crucial shortcoming lies in its failure to illuminate both the inner life of its subject and his artistic genius.
