Independent Films, Film Profiles. Ray (film) by Taylor_Hackford


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Ray (film)
by Taylor_Hackford

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Ray is a 2004 biographical film focusing on thirty years of the life of legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. The independently produced film was directed by Taylor Hackford and starred Jamie Foxx in the title role; Foxx received an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance.Charles was set to attend an opening of the completed film, but he died before its premiere.Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style.As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists’ rights within the corporate music business. The movie provides a portrait of Charles’ musical genius as he overcomes drug addiction while transforming into one of his country’s most beloved performers.

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Language: English

Year of production: 2004

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Country: United States

Directors:

Taylor Hackford

Producers:

Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin

Actors:

Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Larenz Tate, Clifton Powell, C. J. Sanders, Curtis Armstrong

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