Paris Blues
Paris Blues 1961 is an American feature film made on location in Paris, starring Sidney Poitier as expatriate jazz musician Eddie Cook, and Paul Newman as tromboneplaying Ram Bowen. The two men romance two vacationing American tourists, Connie Lampson Diahann Carroll and Lillian Corning Joanne Woodward respectively. The film also deals with American racism of the time contrasted with Pariss kinder treatment of African Americans. The film was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Harold Flender.
On his way to see Wild Man Moore Louis Armstrong at the train station, Ram Bowen Paul Newman, a jazz musician, encounters Connie Lampson, Diahann Carroll, a newly arrived tourist, and invites her to see him perform that night at Club 33. Connie isnt interested but her friend, Lillian Joanne Woodward insists they go to see him. After Ram finishes performing with his friend Eddie Sidney Poitier offers to take both women to breakfast. When Ram suggests that he and Connie go off and have a private breakfast together she is offended and Ram is angered at being rejected. However Lillian, undeterred that Ram prefers her friend, pursues him and the two sleep together while Connie and Eddie spend the night walking around Paris.Over the following weeks the couples grow closer. However Connie is angry that Eddie has abandoned America for France, insisting that the only way things can improve in the U.S. is if people stay and work together in order to change things while Eddie is content to stay in Paris where there is less racism and he is able to carve out a career as a talented musician. ........
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