Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)
Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.
- Amy J. Berg
- Amy J. Berg
Rating: 7.3/10 by 158 users
Alternative Title:
Janis - US
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 46 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: biography, woodstock, new york, rock concert, woman director, recording session, heroin withdrawl
This was solid and very enjoyable. My lady and I are huge classic rock and blues aficionados, and we tend to especially enjoy biopics of great musicians, so when I found out this was out, it was a natural accompaniment with a big bottle of Chilean red wine for a date night indoors. Greatly talented yet ill-starred musicians that are quickly catapulted to superstardom only to die in hideous and tragic circumstances are particularly fascinating--and Janis Joplin certainly fits the bill. I'm not sure I've seen any other of Amy Berg's works, but this was very well thought out and made. I haven't seen any other films about Janis, but in seeing this I can't see how any other could be any more definitive. Now to see the recent ones on Chet Baker, Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix...
