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In ‘Blue Moon,’ Richard Linklaker and Ethan Hawke's Portrait of an Artist
Blue Moon depicts lyricist Lorenz Hart's final days and artistic struggles, highlighting the end of a major jazz era and the sacrifices of a life in the arts, director Linklater said.
- On Friday, Blue Moon opened in select theaters and is one of two Richard Linklater films in theaters this month, centering on Lorenz Hart with Ethan Hawke who `lived up to the challenge`.
- The project grew from a decades-long collaboration between Richard Linklater, director, and Ethan Hawke, actor, discussed over a decade to explore artistic sacrifice and career poignancy.
- During rehearsals, Ethan Hawke got terribly sick and said `it got very scary` while Richard Linklater channeled Sidney Lumet's tough style but avoided a creative breakup.
- For actors like Ethan Hawke, his reflections on feeling washed up three times highlight the film’s stakes about career fragility.
- The script locates the drama at Sardi's on Oklahoma!'s opening night, with Robert Kaplow noting Lorenz Hart would die eight months later.
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