Entertainment Insight Online: Janis Joplin: documentary shows her frail hand at Venice Film Festival

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Janis Joplin: documentary shows her frail hand at Venice Film Festival – RPP News

Sunday, 06 September 2015 | 7:07 pm

The next October 4 will be met 45th anniversary of the death of a woman who did see that everything was equal and freely living in their own way, but in the documentary is shown as being a very fragile, extremely self-conscious about their appearance and constantly in search of love.

But “Janis was able to transform their pain into creativity, making still images of one of his concerts continue to thrill,” he said at a press conference the director Documentary, Amy Berg.

“It’s amazing to think about what he added Janis suffered despite the fame and recognition achieved in recent years”, think of all the pain he endured “during his short life”

The documentary, which begins and ends with performances of Joplin, begins with a letter written to his family shortly after his 27th birthday letter. – was born on January 19, 1943, in 1970, the year that pass away.

Speaking of success and ambition, but between the lines it is easy to discover the quest for recognition by parents who let her live her life but not supported her decision to pursue music.

The documentary, which shows a massive parallelism in the life and death of Janis Joplin and Amy Winehouse , has testimonials from friends and musical partners for their younger siblings, Michael and Laura.

They remember how Janis was self-conscious about their looks teenager, which led her to develop a wild side breastplate.

The documentary tells the story linearly Joplin, some of their relations, with men and women, starting with their Big Brother and the Holding Company and success for its special wild singing and, above all, to act on stage.

“The film also wants to celebrate the exuberant spirit of Janis, thirst for life” he said Berg. EFE