Lady Sings the Blues Actors: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, Paul Hampton
Directors: Sidney J. Furie
Language: English
Formats: Collector's Edition, Color, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number of Discs: 1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount
Release Date: November 08, 2005 Amazon.com: Technical Details - Add To Baby Registry - Add To Wedding Registry - Add To Wishlist - Tell A Friend - All Customer Reviews - All Offers Description The essence of Billie Holiday, one of America's most loved and memorable blues singers, is captured brilliantly in a tour-de-force debut performance by singer Diana Ross. Filled with the greatest songs of the incomparable "Lady Day," this stunning film biography received five Academy Award. nominations, including Diana Ross for "Best Actress." Costarring Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor. Amazon.com Diana Ross stars as legendary blues singer Billie Holiday in this biopic that chronicles her rise and fall. It begins with her late childhood, a stint as a prostitute, those early days as a blues singer, her marriages, and her drug addiction. Overly glossy and lacking depth, this is worth seeing only for the performances. Diana Ross was nominated for an Oscar for her acting debut. A dynamo with sparkling screen presence, she realistically conveys the confusion and unhappiness that caused Holiday so much grief. Her performance is almost matched by romantic interest Billy Dee Williams. Watch for Richard Pryor, who is most powerful in a dramatic supporting role as the piano player in a brothel. --Rochelle O'Gorman |
