SCREEN IT! PARENTAL REVIEW: CALLE 54

"CALLE 54"
(2000) (Tito Puente, Chucho Valdes) (G)

Alcohol/ Drugs	Blood/Gore	Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude	Frightening/ Tense Scenes	Guns/ Weapons
None	None	None	None	None

Imitative Behavior	Jump Scenes	Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Profanity
Minor	None	None	None	None

Sex/ Nudity	Smoking	Tense Family Scenes	Topics To Talk About	Violence
None	Minor	None	Minor	None

QUICK TAKE:: Documentary/Concert Film: Various famous and talented musicians play their own styles of Latin jazz music.

PLOT:: Filmmaker Fernando Trueba explores the many facets of Latin jazz music by focusing on various generations of such musicians. Among those featured and filmed in studio performances around the world are Paquito D'Rivera and his band; pianist Eliane Elias; flamenco jazz stylist Chano Dominguez; trumpeter Jerry Gonzalez; pianist and film composer Michel Camilo; saxophonist Gato Barbieri; musical legend Tito Puente; father/son pianists Bebo and Chucho Valdes; and Afro-Cuban big band musician Chico O'Farrill.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?: Unless they're into Latin jazz music or are fans of someone in the film, it's not very likely.

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: G: For not containing material to warrant a higher rating.

CAST AS ROLE MODELS:: Since the musicians are really only seen playing their music (with one briefly smoking a cigarette) and being very good at that, that's how they'll be seen as role models.

CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO

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OUR WORD TO PARENTS:: Since about all the film really shows (other than a few scenes of the artists walking around) is the musicians playing their music, there's practically nothing potentially objectionable - save for one musician briefly seen smoking -- in this G-rated film.