Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

Directed by

Sidney J. Furie

Genre

drama film, biographical film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 24m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 77 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is about the life of jazz singer Billie Holiday. It shows her struggles with racism and addiction as she rises to fame. Diana Ross plays Billie Holiday in her first movie role.

melancholicbiographicalmusicalemotionaltragicslow-burnperiodintimate

What happens

Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical musical drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie about jazz singer Billie Holiday, loosely based on her 1956 autobiography that, in turn, took its title from Holiday's song. It is produced by Motown Productions for Paramount Pictures. Diana Ross, in her feature film debut, portrays Holiday, alongside a cast that includes Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan and Scatman Crothers. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards in 1973, including Best Actress for Diana Ross. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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