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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Jamie Foxx stars in this biopic of legendary soul & R&B singer Ray Charles Skilfully edited & with a keen eye for period detail the narrative weaves in & out of the past in an interlocking tapestry of the man&s rise to fame in the 1950s & &60s Growing up poor black & 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 & earns icon status as an American legend Along the way the high cost of fame leads him to engage in abusive relationships manipulative behaviour & struggles with drug & 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 & ultimately deeply moving The sheer joy of Charles&s music comes alive in Foxx&s movements & his character matures convincingly & powerfully A stellar supporting cast is on hand to back him up every step of the way including Larenz Tate as producer Quincy Jones & Kerry Washington as Ray&s long-suffering wife Regina Actors Jamie Foxx Regina King Kerry Washington Michael Arata Curtis Armstrong Richard Schiff Clifton Powell Harry J Lennix Bokeem Woodbine Sharon Warren Aunjanue Ellis & C J Sanders Director Taylor Hackford Certificate 15 years & over Year 2004 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages None Listed Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 2 hours & 6 minutes (approx)