Watch This: Trailer for Janis: Little Girl Blue

Janis Joplin

Janis: Little Girl Blue is Janis Joplin’s story. The documentary, written and directed by Amy Berg, looks at the years of Joplin’s life when she took the world by storm as a rock and roll singer.

Janis Joplin

The film includes archival footage of Joplin singing and laughing and talking. There are interviews with her friends and family. Joplin tells the story in her own words, as well, through a series of letters she wrote to her parents. Many of the letters were made public for the first time in this documentary.

The film is narrated by Cat Power.

Joplin discovered she could sing at age 17. She had a beautiful singing voice, unlike the emotional growl she used to become famous. In 1971, at age 27, she was dead. In those 10 years she had a lasting impact on the world of music. She is quoted in the preview saying, “As it gets closer and more probable, being a star is really losing its meaning, but whatever it means – I’m ready.”

You might enjoy reading this review by The Hollywood Review, written after the film appeared at the Venice Film Festival.

November 27, 2015 is the initial release date in the US.

1 thought on “Watch This: Trailer for Janis: Little Girl Blue”

  1. Haven’t seen this movie yet, but followed this tragic girl’s story decades ago, when she was still alive. I hated her hoarse voice, (which sounded more like voice abuse than singing), but realized later that she actually had a wonderful voice and developed this style to sell records. So exploited by the “system”. Those were harsh times for singers. Don’t know if much has changed.

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