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Lady Sings the Blues
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In this film, Diana Ross performs a unique experience by playing the role of singer Billy Holiday who has lived a truly tragic life. One day, Billie lives in a tight jacket in a dungeon, awaiting judgment on drug charges, as she has already lived a turbulent life.
Actors:
Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, Paul Hampton, Sid Melton, Virginia Capers, Yvonne Fair, Isabel Sanford, Tracee Lyles, Ned Glass, ...»
Director:
Sidney J. Furie
Country:
United States
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Slant Magazine
October 28, 2005 Berry Gordy's gift to Diana Ross was this lavish, bloated Billie Holiday biopic.
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New York Times
May 09, 2005 How is it possible for a movie that is otherwise so dreadful to contain such a singularly attractive performance in the title role?
TV Guide
October 03, 2006 View this film about Billie Holiday as a completely fictional story, and you'll enjoy it far more than you would otherwise.
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EmanuelLevy.Com
June 30, 2011 Though she doesn't look or sing as Billie Holiday, Diana Rosss gives a commendable performance in this fictionalized biopic, for which she received an Oscar noimination.
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Filmcritic.com
October 07, 2005 Ross and director Sidney J. Furie seem to feel that the slower the song, the more serious the mood, so at times the film seems to be grinding almost to a halt
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Chicago Sun-Times
October 23, 2004 The movie is filled with many of the great Billie Holiday songs, and Ross handles them in an interesting way. She doesn't sing in her own style, and she never tries to imitate Holiday, but she sings somehow in the manner of Holiday.
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Chicago Reader
January 01, 2000 Clearly, it's an affront to Holiday's art, but just as clearly, it's a good piece of low entertainment.
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