Lady Sings the Blues
by Sidney J. Furie
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Actor: Billy Dee Williams, Diana Ross, James T. Callahan, Paul Hampton, Richard PryorDirector: Sidney J. Furie
Brand: Paramount
Producer: Berry Gordy
Producer: Brad Dexter
Writer: Billie Holiday
Writer: Chris Clark
Writer: Suzanne De Passe
Writer: Terence McCloy
Writer: William Dufty
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled)
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 144 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-08
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Lady Sings the Blues
Movie Review: Lady Sings the blues starring Diana Ross
Summary: 4 Stars
My family enjoyed this movie and I consider it a classic tale regarding the singer, Billie Holiday. The DVD arrived promptly and in excellent condition.
Summary of Lady Sings the Blues
The essence of Billie Holiday, one of America's most loved and memorable blues singers, is captured brilliantly in a tour-de-force debut performance by singer Diana Ross. Filled with the greatest songs of the incomparable "Lady Day," this stunning film biography received five Academy Award. nominations, including Diana Ross for "Best Actress." Costarring Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor.Diana Ross stars as legendary blues singer Billie Holiday in this biopic that chronicles her rise and fall. It begins with her late childhood, a stint as a prostitute, those early days as a blues singer, her marriages, and her drug addiction. Overly glossy and lacking depth, this is worth seeing only for the performances. Diana Ross was nominated for an Oscar for her acting debut. A dynamo with sparkling screen presence, she realistically conveys the confusion and unhappiness that caused Holiday so much grief. Her performance is almost matched by romantic interest Billy Dee Williams. Watch for Richard Pryor, who is most powerful in a dramatic supporting role as the piano player in a brothel. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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