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Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

Directed by Brigitte Berman
Film Movement Classics
1985
115 Minutes
Canada
English
Documentary, Music, Biography
Not Rated
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Anchored by an incisive interview with its then 72-year-old subject, Artie Shaw: Time is All You've Got looks back on the five-decade career of "King of the Clarinet” Artie Shaw (1910-2004), one of the most popular stars of the 1930s and '40s Swing era.

4K picture restoration by Patrick Duchesne, Frank Biasi, and Jim Fleming at Picture Shop (Toronto). Sound restoration by Daniel Pellerin. 4K and sound restoration generously donated by Donald Hicks (coordinated by Bradly Torreano) and Telefilm Canada, in partnership with the Toronto International Film Festival®.

Director & Cast

  • Director: Brigitte Berman
  • Starring: Artie Shaw
  • Starring: Helen Forrest
  • Starring: Mel Torme
  • Starring: Evelyn Kayes

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Reviews

  • "The film remains a brilliant portrait of a difficult man, an artist who was never happy with himself or anyone else."
    Judy Wolfe, POV Magazine
  • "Critic's Pick! An all-star roster of interviewees, including the luminaries Mel Tormé and Buddy Rich, contributes to an unfailingly entertaining saga."
    Glenn Kenny, The New York Times
Winner
Best Documentary
Academy Awards
Winner
Best Documentary
Valladolid Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
Chicago Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
Santa Barbara Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
IDFA