The documentary follows the main stages of Janis Joplin’s life, from her performance at Monterey Pop in 1967 to Woodstock in 1969 and Festival Express in 1970, including interviews with relatives, friends and rock stars of her time. The soundtrack features Janis Joplin’s hits, among which Cry Baby, Mercedes Benz and Piece of My Heart. Amy Berg shows the woman behind the myth, other than the rock&roll icon, unveils a gentle, innocent yet strong woman. Well known as rock icon, the personal story of Janis Joplin is very complex. Janis serves as a narrator, telling us her life through the letters she wrote to her friends, relatives and lovers, leading us in a journey that starts from her childhood.
Siskel今天怎么有这么逆天的音效!简直是现场演唱会啊边听边哭。Funny, insightful, wistful, sympathetic yet not overly pathos-ridden. Janis给爸妈写的信(和Francis Ha对好友说“我在——不是,我会去旅行”一样)简直太有感触:她渴盼着,她伪装着,她在做一个她理想中的、不是自己的自己。
27俱乐部。盯着Janis看两个小时,才发现她其实真是有少女甚至小女孩的一面。
因为amy对这类电影的期望值变高了。乐盲目测一下感觉用janis的录音拼90min都比这些采访里的废话有感染力。
下午说,嗑药是灵感来源性价比最高的手段。结果Janis的电影里,以前那帮老头子们在评论Janis嗑药为了跟别人保持距离,但同时能感受别人的痛苦,从而获得灵感。最后的最后,一切和一切的尝试,只要到达它的高度,就会无法抵御来自远方或是内心的烈火,终究都会烧融为一体。所以谁是谁并不重要。