Janis: Little Girl BlueAmy Berg

Blues singer Janis Joplin died in 1970 at the age of 27 from an overdose of heroin. Director Amy Berg brings an intimate portrait of smart, complex woman who came out of nowhere and changed music forever.

She sang hits like "Me and Bobby McGee," sold four million albums posthumously and has been an example for female rock artists to this day: blues singer Janis Joplin.

In "Janis: Little Girl Blue" filmmaker Amy Berg gives us a unique insight into the highs and lows of the life of Janis Joplin. We see a woman yearning for love, who wants nothing more than to give herself to the world. As a child she was bullied and as a teenager she never belonged to the clique of pretty girls. When she discovered at seventeen that her voice could help her stand out, it seems like the end to a difficult period in her life. We see her childhood and the success, the standing ovations at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and we see her go completely crazy at Woodstock in 1969. But the film also shows the drug use that ultimately proved fatal. Throughout the film, we see fragments from the letters Janis wrote to her parents and loved ones, read by singer-songwriter Cat Power. "Janis: Little Girl Blue” is a compelling tribute to both a damaged human being and a fearless singer.



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Vertoond op editie(s) 2016
Screened at edition(s) 2016

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Directed by Amy Berg
US
103 min.
English
No subtitles

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Director

Amy Berg

Producer

Amy Berg, Alex Gibney

Production company

Disarming Films, Jigsaw Productions

Cinematography

Francesco Carrozzini, Jenna Rosher

Editing

Mark Harrison, Maya Hawke, Billy McMillin, Garret Price, Brendan Walsh

Music

Dan Cook

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