A documentary about the life and legend nina simone, an american singer. With nina simone, lisa simone kelly, roger nupie, al schackman. A documentary about the life and legend nina simone, an american singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the high priestess of soul. Lieberman, who directed 2015s the amazing nina simone, responds to nina distributor robert l. Rediscovering the meaning of her life and work took courage, strength and. Lieberman and was released in more than 100 cinemas in 2015. If i had one complaint, i do feel like the extended periods of her songs felt like the film was being padded out to not feel too. The amazing nina simone is a 2015 american documentary film by director jeff l. Nina simone herself never received a grammy award, although her 1959 hit i loves you. Through archive interview and extensive performance footage, alongside new. Nina simone zoe saldana was one of the centurys most extraordinary talents, but fame and fortune came with a price. Nina feels like a movie made by people who fundamentally misunderstood nina simone. Director of nina simone documentary calls zoe saldana film. Selma movie is a long overdue tribute to mlk and other unsung foot soldiers.
The film, directed by liz garbus and produced by radicalmedia, will show the life and times of nina simone as she rose through the ranks and eventually became one of the most influential singers of her generation. The amazing nina simone 2015 stream and watch online. Knowing her mother would not approve of playing the devils music, she used her new stage name to remain undetected. Sometimes i sound like gravel and sometimes i sound like coffee and cream, nina simone remarks of her signature husky tenor at one point. It conclusively proves that representation behind the camera is as important as representation on screen. The amazing nina simone 1h 50min documentary, biography, history 16 october 2015 usa with musical proclamations like mississippi goddam and an iconic style, nina simone was both loved and feared throughout the 1960s for her outspoken vision of black freedom.
Nina simones daughter stated that her mother invited the abuse. Actors defend zoe saldana over nina simone biopic blackface claims read more the movie has to end up, so theres a push to put on a triumphant free concert in new yorks central park. Arie, a musical descendant of nina simone who portrayed her in a musical performance during a 2003 episode of the 1960sset nbc drama american dreams, saw an early version of. With zoe saldana, david oyelowo, kevin mambo, ronald guttman. A classically trained musical genius, charttopping chanteuse, and black power icon, nina simone is one of the most influential, beloved, provocative, and least understood artists of our time. But amid the violent, haunting, and senseless daytoday of the civil rights era in 1960s america, simone struggled to reconcile her artistic identity and ambition with her devotion to a movement. Download or stream nina 2015 with zoe saldana, david oyelowo, clifton.
Director of nina simone documentary calls zoe saldana film an. The director initially consulted with simones daughter before going the independent route and instead worked closely with simones siblings, predominantly sam waymon. The film focuses on american musician and civil rights activist nina simone. Intercutting concert footage, talkinghead interviews with people who knew her mostly her daughter, and audio of an interview conducted with simone years ago, what happened, miss simone. Nina, a film said to be focused on simones harddrinking later years and starring zoe saldana, showed at cannes last year but is embroiled in a lawsuit filed by its director cynthia mort. Nina simones documentary, what happened miss simone, is going to be hitting netflix at some point in 2015. Today, nina is more popular eleven years after her death than ever before. The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist nina simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager clifton henderson. Nina simones time is now, again the new york times.
The song was the opening track on his live album, caught in the act, and has appeared in television commercials, espns 2005 world series of poker tournament, and the 2010 nba draft broadcast. The film details the life, legacy and musical accomplishments of singer, musician, pianist, songwriter and civil rights activist, nina simone through interviews with over 50 of the subjects friends, family, band members, lovers and fellow activists. The irresponsibility of what happened, miss simone. Nina simone lived more than enough life for a documentary like garbus. The film focuses on american musician and civil rights activist nina simone, portrayed by zoe saldana. With eric burdon, leopoldo fleming, martha flowers, nikki giovanni.
The film itself deserves a 5 but its worth for her story. Nina simone was born on february 21, 1933 in tryon, north carolina, usa as eunice kathleen waymon. Sinnerman by nina simone by le0pard, june 5, 2017 this is the next entry in a series from early 2012 that looks at the use of needle dropped songs, many of them popular tunes, in movies. Studio, 1962 this studio session was for a new york city television. Nina simones complex life riveting in new netflix documentary. On stage, she was known for utterly free, rapturous performances, earning her the epithet high priestess of soul. This biopic of legendary musician nina simone zoe saldana focuses on the. I cant be the only american who will despair at the relevance of those words in 2015. The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist nina simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager clifton. Nina simone doc opens fest with a roar what happened, miss simone kicks off with a. On stage nina simone was known for her utterly free, uninhibited musical expression, which enthralled audiences and attracted lifelong fans. Biography, drama, history, music movie 2016 nina simone zoe saldana was one of the centurys most extraordinary talents, but fame and fortune came with a price. The amazing nina simone is an independent film written and directed by documentary filmmaker jeff l.
One night, nina simone, the great jazz singer, composer and pianist, now semiretired on the french riviera, calls up her old friend richard pryor. Using neverbeforeheard recordings, rare archival footage and her bestknown songs, this is the story of legendary singer and activist nina simone. Rediscovering the meaning of her life and work took courage, strength and one true friend. With musical proclamations like mississippi goddam and an iconic style, nina simone was both loved and feared throughout the 1960s for her outspoken vision of black freedom. She died on april 21, 2003 in carrylerouet, bouchesdurhone, france. The film has been called the best of the three nina. The longanticipated nina simone biopic, starring zoe saldana as the iconic singersongwriter and civil rights activist, is finally coming to theaters. Sign in deleted video nina simone my baby just cares for me by pluisje666. Nina forever teaser trailer 2015 horror movie subscribe for more. Nina simones childhood home gets national treasure designation. What happened, miss simone is a very raw and true documentary. She was speaking, at that point, from the perspective of a childs memory. A celebration of nina simones enduring legacy as an iconic, outspoken musician. The amazing nina simone tells its exhilarating but ultimately tragic story well, with captivating archival footage and insightful interviews, especially those with cultural historian ruth feldstein.
The man from uncle 2015 soundtrack take care of business. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and tv shows. But amid the violent, daytoday a classically trained musical genius, chart. Nina simone is striking posthumous gold as the inspiration for three films and a starstudded tribute album, and she was namedropped in john legends oscar acceptance speech for. It would have been better with more footage of live music. The amazing nina simone a documentary film by jeff l. Not shy about trying out new material, simone gave one of her first performances of eretz for a national television audience on. The film also stars david oyelowo, ella thomas, and mike epps.
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