Betty Davis

마일즈 데이비스를 수식하는 단어는 무궁무진하다. 트럼펫 연주자, 밴드 리더, 혁신가, 고상한, 허영심 많은, 지식인, 훌륭한, 변덕스러운, 천재, ‘멋짐‘의 화신, 심장을 아프게 만들 정도로 아름다운 소리를 낼 줄 아는 음악인. 지금까지 공개된 적 없는 영상과 편집됐던 녹음 파일, 보기 드문 사진을 담은 이 영화는 독보적인 재능을 가진 한 남자의 트럼펫 뒤의 삶을 그린다.​

An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty Mabry Davis arrived on the scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion style and outrageous funk. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and The Commodores and married Miles Davis, turning him from jazz to funk and then went on to ignite stages in the 70s with her sassy sexed up mix of hard rock and bluesy funk, inspiring artists from Prince to Erykah Badu to Karen 0 and Peaches. Then she vanished…

This British documentary shows the complex layers of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, who was a major innovator in post-bop, cool jazz, hard-bop and fusion. Davis's raw-edged trumpet tones were some of the most evocative sounds ever heard. This profile captues the magnificent and mercurial artist -- one of the most identifiable and misunderstood pop icons of the 20th century -- through rare footage and interviews.