Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown is a 1999 American comedy-drama mockumentary written and directed by Woody Allen. Loosely based on Federico Fellini's film La Strada, the film tells the story of jazz guitarist Emmet Ray (played by Sean Penn) who falls in love with mute laundress Hattie (Samantha Morton). Like several of Allen's other films (e.g., Zelig), the film is occasionally interrupted by interviews with critics and biographers like Allen, Nat Hentoff, Daniel Okrent, and Douglas McGrath, who comment on the film's plot as if the characters were real-life people.

For the 1944 Benny Goodman film, see Sweet and Low-Down. For the Dave Van Ronk album, see Sweet & Lowdown.
Sweet and Lowdown
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWoody Allen
Written byWoody Allen
Produced byJean Doumanian
Starring
CinematographyZhao Fei
Edited byAlisa Lepselter
Production
company
Sweetland Films
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release date
  • September 3, 1999 (1999-09-03)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4,197,015

The film received generally positive reviews upon release, with Penn and Morton receiving Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.

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