Awakenings (
1990) | IMDb:
7.8
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
Starring:
Robert De Niro
,
Robin Williams
,
John Heard
,
Julie Kavner
,
Penelope Ann Miller
,
Ruth Nelson
'Round Midnight (
1986) | IMDb:
7.4
Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.
Starring:
Dexter Gordon
,
François Cluzet
,
Gabrielle Haker
,
Christine Pascal
,
Pierre Trabaud
,
Frédérique Meininger