Saw this yesterday. Pretty much agree with everything you said and of course, banging tunes best heard at cinema volume. Got the documentary lined up ready to watch. I took the same approach (movie then doc) with Bob Marley and that worked well for me.
Just finished the doc. Really accentuates the sadness. It was obvious she didn't want to be famous ( or care much about the riches ) and just wasn't built to cope with the attention. Her eating disorder and addiction illnesses were seen as something to ridicule rather than help her with. She just wanted to sing her songs.
She was not unlike Billie Holiday: beautiful music emerging from a crummy life...
Good comparison. :)
Saw this yesterday. Pretty much agree with everything you said and of course, banging tunes best heard at cinema volume. Got the documentary lined up ready to watch. I took the same approach (movie then doc) with Bob Marley and that worked well for me.
Banging tunes indeed. Really glad you enjoyed this, and I'm sure you'll find the documentary interesting (it's excellent). :)
Just finished the doc. Really accentuates the sadness. It was obvious she didn't want to be famous ( or care much about the riches ) and just wasn't built to cope with the attention. Her eating disorder and addiction illnesses were seen as something to ridicule rather than help her with. She just wanted to sing her songs.