Blue Moon

Blue Moon

Forgotten but not gone.

R 2025 · 101 min · ★ 6.6 · History, Drama

On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator, Richard Rodgers, celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical, “Oklahoma!”

Directed by Richard Linklater · Written by Robert Kaplow

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