DocumentaryMusic

Janis: Little Girl Blue

Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.

Release Date : 2015-09-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Jigsaw ProductionsDisarming FilmsAmerican Masters PicturesUnion Entertainment GroupSony Music EntertainmentArtemis Rising

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Janis

Cast

Character Name : Herself (archive footage)

Original Name : Janis Joplin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Cat Power

Gender : Female

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : D. A. Pennebaker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Dick Cavett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Peter Albin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herself - Janis Joplin's childhood friend

Original Name : Karleen Bennett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herself - Janis Joplin's sister

Original Name : Laura Joplin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself - Janis Joplin's brother

Original Name : Michael Joplin

Gender : Male

Reviews

talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

This was solid and very enjoyable. My lady and I are huge classic rock and blues aficionados, and we tend to especially enjoy biopics of great musicians, so when I found out this was out, it was a natural accompaniment with a big bottle of Chilean red wine for a date night indoors. Greatly talented yet ill-starred musicians that are quickly catapulted to superstardom only to die in hideous and tragic circumstances are particularly fascinating--and Janis Joplin certainly fits the bill. I'm not sure I've seen any other of Amy Berg's works, but this was very well thought out and made. I haven't seen any other films about Janis, but in seeing this I can't see how any other could be any more definitive. Now to see the recent ones on Chet Baker, Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix...