She has the most saddest, mellow voice in jazz history. There's the childhood poverty, the searching for love, the unhappy early sexual experiences, the first audition, the big break, the years of climbing to the top, the encounter with hard drugs, the fall, the comeback, the loyal lover … we know the scenes by heart. "[10] Pauline Kael of The New Yorker wrote that "when the movie was over I wrote 'I love it' on my pad of paper ... Factually it's a fraud, but emotionally it delivers. Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2019. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Holiday's autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues, was ghostwritten by William Dufty and published in 1956. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2015, Got the blues cos its for the wrong region, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2021. Lady Sings the Blues is a very loosely constructed autobiography arranged in chronological order but leaving many gaps. Nominee Oscar: Best Actress in a Leading Role Diana Ross: Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or … Billie marries Louis and pledges not to continue her career, but the lure of performing is too strong and she returns to singing with Louis as her manager. Lady Sings the Blues is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred au. Clearly from other feedback they MUST be aware of that this is a region 1 BluRay yet they still sell it to me. Films and plays about Holiday. And it is just that—entertaining — because of an old fashioned grand dame performance by Diana Ross, late of the pop-rock scene, in the title role. Bringing the glitz and glamour of those old Hollywood movie stars, 'Lady Sings The Blues' pays homage to the first ladies of Jazz, Blues and Swing! I love Ms. Ross and bought cd sound track years ago as well as all the Billie Holiday books and cds, ya know before mp3s and down loads. In prison, Billie goes through crippling withdrawal. What people are saying - Write a review. Advertisement. Watch the full movie online. The blues ain't nothin' but a pain in your heart, when you get a bad start, when you and your man have to part. With Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Stars: Richard Pryor, Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, George Wyner, James T Callahan, Ned Glass, Paul Hampton, Clay Tanner, Isabel Sanford, Bert Kramer, Byron Kane, Larry Duran, Milton Selzer, Norman Bartold, Sid Melton, Charles Woolf, Virginia Capers, Barbara Minkus, Helen Lewis User ratings. Paperback. As you know already, this movie is about the legendary Jazz/ blues singer Billie Hilliday. From inside the book . 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