Lady Sings the Blues R
Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday and a superstar is born
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 2 hours, 23 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: April 25, 2017
- Originally Released: 1972
- Label: Paramount
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Diana Ross & Billy Dee Williams | |
| Performer: | Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, Paul Hampton, Sid Melton, Virginia Capers & Scatman Crothers | |
| Directed by | Sidney J. Furie | |
| Edited by | Art J. Nelson | |
| Screenwriting by | Terence McCloy, Chris Clark & Suzanne De Passe | |
| Composition by | Michel Legrand | |
| Cinematography by | John A. Alonzo | |
| Produced by | Jay Weston & James S. White |
Entertainment Reviews:
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Rating: B- --
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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EmanuelLevy.Com
Rating: 4/5 --
Ross so perfectly captures the essence of Billie Holiday's vocal style that it sends chills down your spine.
ColeSmithey.com
Rating: 3/5 --
Great score, great singing, but overdramatic thanks to Ross.
Kansas City Kansan
Rating: 3/5 --
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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Filmcritic.com
Ross conveys the vulnerability and determination of her character across a very believable arc of maturation.
Hollywood Reporter
Rating: 3/4 --
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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TV Guide
Rating: 2/4 --
Berry Gordy's gift to Diana Ross was this lavish, bloated Billie Holiday biopic.
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Slant Magazine
Product Description:
Diana Ross made her film debut opposite Billy Dee Williams in this romantic biopic. LADY SINGS THE BLUES captures the essence of Billie Holliday in this semi-biographic sketch of the tragic life of the famous blues singer. Academy Award Nominations: 5, including Best Actress--Diana Ross, Best (Original) Screenplay, Best Song Score.
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- Sales Rank: 19,955
- UPC: 032429257369
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