Blue Moon
Cinema Forum Groningen
Nieuwe Markt 1, 9712KN Groningen GroningenMarch 31, 1943. It is the opening night of Oklahoma!, the musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. As the show becomes an immediate success, Lorenz Hart, Rodgers’s former partner, watches his personal and professional life fall apart. Tormented by alcohol and regret, and surrounded by the excitement and music of the evening, Hart is given one last chance to revive his collaboration with Rodgers.
Lorenz Hart was one of the most influential American songwriters of his time. Together with Richard Rodgers, he wrote 28 musicals (including A Connecticut Yankee and Babes in Arms) and more than 500 songs (such as Blue Moon and My Funny Valentine), infused with timeless melodies and emotional depth.
While Rodgers went on to form the most successful duo in American musical history with Hammerstein after Oklahoma!, Hart’s life ended just a few months later at the age of 48. In Blue Moon, you witness how, in a single night, the lives of some of America’s greatest songwriters are changed forever, accompanied by iconic music.
Blue Moon is directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Richard Linklater (Boyhood), featuring an impressive cast including Ethan Hawke (Boyhood, the Before trilogy), Margaret Qualley (The Substance, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood), Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers, Fleabag), and Bobby Cannavale (The Irishman). The film had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.