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2004 Certificate 15
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Jamie Foxx stars in this biopic of legendary soul and R? singer Ray Charles. Skilfully edited and with a keen eye for period detail, the narrative weaves in and out of the past in an interlocking tapestry of the man's rise to fame in the 1950s and '60s. Growing up poor, black, and blind in the rural south, Charles learns--under .. Read more

Starring Jamie Foxx, Regina King, Kerry Washington, Michael Arata
Director Taylor Hackford
Genres Audio Descriptive, Drama

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Jamie Foxx stars in this biopic of legendary soul and R? singer Ray Charles. Skilfully edited and with a keen eye for period detail, the narrative weaves in and out of the past in an interlocking tapestry of the man's rise to fame in the 1950s and '60s. Growing up poor, black, and blind in the rural south, Charles learns--under the tutelage of his tough-love mother (Sharon Warren)--to turn these handicaps into assets. With this training, Ray eventually plays his way into a major deal with Atlantic records and earns icon status as an American legend. Along the way, the high cost of fame leads him to engage in abusive relationships, manipulative behaviour, and struggles with drug and alcohol problems. This is a dynamite film for the music alone (Charles's actual recordings are used in the film), but Foxx's career-benchmark performance transcends RAY's biopic roots, turning this into a piercing, full-on character study: unflinching, sometimes harrowing, and ultimately deeply moving. The sheer joy of Charles's music comes alive in Foxx's movements, and his character matures convincingly and powerfully. A stellar supporting cast is on hand to back him up every step of the way, including Larenz Tate as producer Quincy Jones, and Kerry Washington as Ray's long-suffering wife, Regina.

Starring Jamie Foxx, Regina King, Kerry Washington, Michael Arata, Curtis Armstrong
Director Taylor Hackford
Studio UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 26 mins
Blu-ray: 2 hrs 26 mins
HD DVD: 2 hrs 26 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Audio Descriptive, Drama
Language DVD: English, English Audio Description
Blu-ray: English
HD DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released Production year: 2004

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DVD: 06 Jun 2005
Blu-ray: Unavailable for rental
HD DVD: not available
Blu-ray: 21 Mar 2011
HD DVD: 04 Jun 2007

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