![]() ![]() The genre is well-established, and since most of the musicians they've made movies about have had unhappy private lives, there's the problem of making downhill look like uphill, at least sometimes. It was probably inevitable that the movie itself would follow the tried-and-true formula of most of the musical biographies of the last twenty years. ![]() The high, lonely shriek which escapes from Ross in this scene is a call from the soul, and we know this isn't any "screen debut" by a Top 40 star this is acting. The opening scene is one of total and unrelieved anguish Billie Holiday is locked into prison, destitute and nearly friendless, and desperately needing a fix of heroin. ![]() This was one of the great performances of 1972.Īnd there is no building up to it. All of those thoughts were wiped out of my mind within the first three or four minutes of "Lady Sings the Blues", and I was left with a feeling of complete confidence in a dramatic performance. ![]()
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