Paris Blues

The story is slim but the jazz is great, especially when legendary Louis Armstrong gets into the act. Newman and Poitier are friends and American expatriates living in Paris after WW II, playing jazz in a club run by Laage who is having a tepid affair with Newman. Living in Paris for Newman means dedicating himself to studying and composing classical music while earning a comfortable living in a jazz joint. For Poitier, the expatriate life offers asylum from the racial hatred in America. Then into their lives burst bubbling tourists Woodward and Carroll, who pair off with Newman and Poitier. Carroll convinces Poitier that it's better to go back to the US and face h...