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Billie
2020 1h 36m Not Rated
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Biography
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6.8
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Documentary on the famed jazz singer Billie Holiday.
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Directed By
James Erskine
Written By
James Erskine
Studio
Altitude Film Entertainment
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Cast of Billie
Billie Holiday
self
Tony Bennett
self
Count Basie
self
Charles Mingus
self
Billie Reviews
RogerEbert.com
Robert Daniels
Erskine's Billie is an honest memorial to the rich talent, and the arresting traumas that made the voice of a generation.
Spectrum Culture
Pat Padua
Doesn't quite do justice to either of [its] fascinating subjects.
NME (New Musical Express)
Jordan Bassett
This loving portrait sheds little new light on the star, but is compelling nonetheless...
City AM
Victoria Luxford
As much as the film is a testament to Holidays life, it is also a tribute to the passion one writer had in getting to know the real Lady.
The New Republic
Lidija Haas
The thrill of the documentary is in hearing the voices of key players in Holiday's story and their competing versions of events.
Los Angeles Times
Noel Murray
"Billie" isn't just about the stories we tell about great artists. It's also about why we tell them - and whether we can ever really get them right.
National Newspaper Publishers Association
Dwight Brown
A unique remembrance of a remarkable but ill-fated chanteuse who sang the truth.
New York Times
Glenn Kenny
If "Billie" gives short shrift to its subject's artistry while underscoring her life's squalor, it still offers pockets of valuable insight.
New Yorker
Richard Brody
Despite some dubious editing (including the colorization of images), Erskine aptly anchors the movie in Holiday's art, with well-chosen clips of her startlingly intense performances.
Variety
Chris Willman
"Billie" passes the test for any doomed-singer documentary: There's a creditable emphasis on the gift, not just the grubbiness.
Culture Mix
Carla Hay
[It's] a highly unusual non-fiction film because most of it is based on previously unreleased audio interviews that were conducted in the 1970s ... of numerous people who knew [Billie Holiday] best and who wouldn't be able to be interviewed today.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
... spends more time on Holiday's notorious behind-the-scenes struggles than her throaty vocal brilliance. However, it compiles a thorough if unfocused portrait.
48 Hills
Dennis Harvey
James Erskine's documentary celebrates Lady Day's hugely influential success as a jazz and blues singer despite the limitations of her sharply segregated societal era.
Black Girl Nerds
Donnie Lopez
The story does not attempt to shield its audience from the harsh reality of the time or of the moments of corruption that occurred, but instead it brings to the foreground a well-rounded depiction of the legendary singer of jazz music.
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Lael Loewenstein
A mixed documentary -- I would have preferred it without the framing device -- but I thought there were some redeeming qualities.
Cinemacy
Morgan Rojas
Standing ovation for Billie, a bittersweet showcase of one of the world's most infamous artists.
AARP Movies for Grownups
Tim Appelo
It's kind of a mess as a movie, but a must-see for jazz fans.
1More Film Blog
Kenneth R. Morefield
James Erskine's Billie is a little gem of a documentary, more oral history than biography.
Movie Nation
Roger Moore
Far and away the most definitive Billie Holiday biography ever put on screen, a film that celebrates her magic and examines the demons that haunted her, chemical and human.
Backseat Mafia
Rob Aldam
A fascinating picture of a singer whose off-stage antics often overshadowed such a unique voice.
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