Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

Name: Lady Sings the Blues
Released: 1972
Duration: 144 min
Rating: 7

"Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday and a superstar is "

2 h 24 min1972

Billie Holiday, sem hér upphaflega Elinore Harris, átti erfið unglingsár, og vann í vændishúsum, bæði sem ræstitæknir og sem vændiskona, og þar var henni nauðgað.

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Plot

Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.