I Called Him Morgan

Name: I Called Him Morgan
Genre: Drama, History, Music, Documentary
Released: March 24, 2017
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 90

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Submarine Deluxe | Release Date: March 24, 2017 | Not Rated

Summary: On a snowy night in February 1972, the 33 year old jazz trumpet star Lee Morgan was shot dead by his common-law wife, Helen, during a gig at a club in New York City. The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of the event still haunts the people who knew the Morgans. Helen served time for the crime and, followingOn a snowy night in February 1972, the 33 year old jazz trumpet star Lee Morgan was shot dead by his common-law wife, Helen, during a gig at a club in New York City. The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of the event still haunts the people who knew the Morgans. Helen served time for the crime and, following her release, retreated into obscurity. Over 20 years later, a chance encounter led her to give a remarkable interview. Helen’s revealing audio “testimony” acts as a refrain throughout the film, which draws together a wealth of archival photographs and footage, notable talking heads and incredible jazz music to tell the ill-fated pair’s story. … Expand

Director: Kasper Collin

Genre(s): Drama, History, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Alan Scherstuhl

Mar 21, 2017

Collin and company are after climate, not weather. They steep us in our awareness that Morgan and his New York have been lost, that our glimpses of it must either be through memory or hazed-up photography — or the music itself. Read full review

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Joe Morgenstern

Mar 30, 2017

Kasper Collin’s splendid documentary feature starts with an event that shook the jazz world. Read full review

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G. Allen Johnson

Apr 27, 2017

Ultimately, Collin’s film is one of forgiveness. That’s not the usual way great tragedies end. Read full review

Sarah Ward

Sep 16, 2016

Collin attempts to do more than recount facts; if he can’t always wholly capture the figures at the film’s centre, he can convey a sense of the time and place that Lee and Helen inhabited. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Mar 19, 2017

Director Kasper Collins imbues this documentary with an ambiguous, unsettlingly empathetic emotional force. Read full review

Boyd van Hoeij

Sep 16, 2016

An intriguing exposé of a gripping story. Read full review

Pat Padua

Mar 30, 2017

The documentary I Called Him Morgan, which charts his brief life and career, offers classic tunes and a vivid history of the New York jazz scene, while never quite managing to sell the drama inherent to its tale. Read full review

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Richard552

Aug 10, 2022

Well executed, interesting and immersive. $1 to buy a Netflix account, Google search: vtvshare

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iCronic

Aug 12, 2017

Your typical netflix documentary about a Jazz musician, just very solid and well made yet nothing i will remember

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JGuevara

Mar 1, 2020

Well executed, interesting and immersive. Almost made me feel like I was there.

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victoriousness

Sep 10, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is only interesting if you like jazz. Otherwise it's just a story about a man who cheats on his wife, and his wife shoots him. It's only notable because he happened to be a famous jazz musician.… Expand

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