Year: 2010
Running time: 82 min.
Language: English
Synopsis: Pannonica Rothschild was born with everything, got married and had five children, but one track by a man she had never met inspired her to leave and start a new life in America: Thelonious Monk.
Nica first met Monk in Paris in June, 1954, during the 'Salon du Jazz 1954' concert. She was introduced to Monk backstage by a mutual friend, pianist Mary Lou Williams, and remained lifelong friends.
For periods of time, the Baroness supported for Monk, his wife Nellie and his family; she helped get his cabaret card reinstated after it was revoked on at least two different occasions, and provided financial assistance when Monk had trouble finding getting work. Then there was the notorious incident of the drug arrest in Maryland. She took the blame. But whose drugs were they?
In 1972, when Monk became so ill that he needed special attention, he moved into a room in the Baroness's New Jersey home. Nellie came to the house most days to cook and take care of Monk. They both continued to take care of him until his death in 1982.
The exact nature of Nica and Monk's relationship is still a source of fascination. Were they lovers or friends? Was she a patron or a groupie? This film solves the problem by giving the opinions of close friends and his relations.
Nica first met Monk in Paris in June, 1954, during the 'Salon du Jazz 1954' concert. She was introduced to Monk backstage by a mutual friend, pianist Mary Lou Williams, and remained lifelong friends.
For periods of time, the Baroness supported for Monk, his wife Nellie and his family; she helped get his cabaret card reinstated after it was revoked on at least two different occasions, and provided financial assistance when Monk had trouble finding getting work. Then there was the notorious incident of the drug arrest in Maryland. She took the blame. But whose drugs were they?
In 1972, when Monk became so ill that he needed special attention, he moved into a room in the Baroness's New Jersey home. Nellie came to the house most days to cook and take care of Monk. They both continued to take care of him until his death in 1982.
The exact nature of Nica and Monk's relationship is still a source of fascination. Were they lovers or friends? Was she a patron or a groupie? This film solves the problem by giving the opinions of close friends and his relations.
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