Fame and celebrity in the 21st century are far more toxic than in the early 1970s. The documentary highlights the life and career of singer-songwriter Janis Joplin, from her musical rise in the 1960s to her battle with alcohol and heroin addiction.
13 April 1923, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
9 October 1940, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
21 June 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA
6 June 1944, San Francisco, California, USA
15 July 1925, Evanston, Illinois, USA
22 June 1936, Brownsville, Texas, USA
19 November 1936, Gibbon, Nebraska, USA
May 25, 1953 in Port Arthur, Texas, USA
19 January 1943, Port Arthur, Texas, USA
1 January 1942, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
18 April 1935, New Jersey, USA
9 September 1941, Dawson, Georgia, USA
1 August 1942, San Francisco, California, USA
18 February 1933, Tokyo, Japan
4 April 1932, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
19 September 1941, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
8 September 1979, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
29 May 1961, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
16 October 1947, San Francisco, California, USA
August 12, 2016
It might now have information you can't find in any biography of the artist, but puts her personal life in a whole new light. [Full review in Spanish]
April 29, 2016
Fine, judicious, generous portrait of a lady who sang the blues.
February 05, 2016
"Baby I know just how you feel," she sang. And no one doubted that at all.
May 03, 2016
Documentary filmmaker Amy Berg (West of Memphis, Prophet's Prey) has made an elegant, affectionate and, in many ways, remarkably cheerful film about Janis Joplin.
December 19, 2016
"For fans and the curious alike, this is a must."
May 02, 2016
It's a wonderful portrait...and it is richly layered.
December 13, 2016
it's an obvious must-see, yet even newcomers may be surprised at the manner in which Joplin's spirit comes over loud and clear.
