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Amy

Amy

2015

Asif Kapadia

Documentary, Self: Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse, Salaam Remi ...

7.3

12,720

Documentary Asif Kapadia's 90' minutes documentary on the six-time Grammy-winner will feature previously unseen archive footage and seek to tell the London performer's tragic story in her own words. Amy Winehouse died from alcoholic poisoning in July 2011 at the age of 27. James Gay-Rees produce through Playmaker Films and Universal Music is on board as co-producer. "This is an incredibly modern, emotional and relevant film that has the power to ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It's Amy's words, her music, her voicemails, her home videos, her friends, her family, her tormentors, and her timeless incandescence. Look, listen and weep. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"This lengthy but immersive portrait will hit hard with viewers who regard Winehouse among the great lost voices not just of a generation, but of an entire musical genre"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Asif Kapadia’s documentary study of the great British soul queen (...) is stunningly moving and powerful: intimate, passionate, often shocking, and almost mesmerically absorbing (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Kaleem Aftab IndieWire	"Asif Kapadia's Amy Winehouse Documentary is Heartbreaking and Extraordinary (...) The director digs deep into the popular myth surrounding Winehouse (...) and finds a much deeper story"	POS
United States	Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"A tender, intimate, nuanced portrait of a pop idol with an appetite for destruction (...) There are no big bombshell revelations here, but even casual fans will enjoy the gossipy backstage buzz and sheer force of talent on display"	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Mr. Kapadia isn't simply revisiting Ms. Winehouse's life and death, but also - by pulling you in close to her, first pleasantly and then unpleasantly - telling the story of contemporary celebrity and, crucially, fandom's cost."	POS

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