Billie

    Genre
    Documentary
  • |
    • Runtime
    96 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2019
  • |
    • Countries
    UK
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
James Erskine
CAST INCLUDES:
Billie Holiday

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Billie Holiday had one of the greatest voices of all time and changed the face of American music. She was a woman of breath-taking talent and global popularity while also stirring controversy. She started a notable rebellion singing “Strange Fruit” which exposed the realities of Black life in America and earned her powerful enemies. Raw, emotional and brutally honest, Billie is filled with never-before-heard interviews from musical greats like Charles Mingus, Tony Bennett, Sylvia Syms and Count Basie.

SYNOPSIS

In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Over 8 years, she tracked down and tape-recorded over 200 hours of interviews with the extraordinary characters that populated the iconic singer’s short, tumultuous life. However, Linda’s book was never finished and the tapes never heard – until now.

Billie

    Genre
    Documentary
  • |
    • Runtime
    96 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2019
  • |
    • Countries
    UK
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
James Erskine
CAST INCLUDES
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday had one of the greatest voices of all time and changed the face of American music. She was a woman of breath-taking talent and global popularity while also stirring controversy. She started a notable rebellion singing “Strange Fruit” which exposed the realities of Black life in America and earned her powerful enemies. Raw, emotional and brutally honest, Billie is filled with never-before-heard interviews from musical greats like Charles Mingus, Tony Bennett, Sylvia Syms and Count Basie.

In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Over 8 years, she tracked down and tape-recorded over 200 hours of interviews with the extraordinary characters that populated the iconic singer’s short, tumultuous life. However, Linda’s book was never finished and the tapes never heard – until now.

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