Lady Sings the Blues
MovieTitle | Lady Sings the Blues |
User score | 6.9 |
Release date | Oct 12, 1972 |
Genre | Drama, Music |
Director | Sidney J. Furie |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Motown Productions, Paramount Pictures, Sidney J. Furie Productions |
Budget | $2,000,000 |
Revenue | $19,726,490 |
Run time | 144 min. |
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.