Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench tells the story of a young Boston jazz musician who drifts from affair to affair, his trumpet the only constant in his life. He makes a promising connection with an aimless introvert named Madeline, who immediately takes to his music. The lovers separate, then slowly wind their way back into each other's lives, through a series of romances and nearromances punctuated by song. A fullfledged musical that recasts the MGM tradition in a gritty, neardocumentary style (L Magazine called it "the first Mumblecore Musical"), Guy and Madeline stars Jason Palmer, recently named by DownBeat Magazine one of the top 25 "Trumpeters for the Future" and Andre Hayward (trombonist with Betty Carter, the Dave Holland Big Band, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra). The talented director channels a host of influences, from Godard and Cassavetes to AstaireRogers and Woody Allen, and inspired Film Comment's Amy Taubin to comment: "Chazelle is an exceptionally talented filmmaker. Let's hope the independent film world has enough life left in it to do him justice." Time Out New York wrote: "Blissful, brilliant One sequence involving a tap dancer, a jam session and a house party is arguably the most joyous five minutes you're likely to experience in a theater this year This is the true gem of 2009; don't miss it." Regular $10.00 Student/Senior $6.00