Janis: Little Girl Blue

2015 | 106 minutes | 7.3 ★ (158)

Janis: Little Girl Blue
  • Overview

    Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.

  • Release Date

    09 September 2015

  • DirectingAmy J. Berg
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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23 June 2021

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...

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