A new movie dramatizes the life and music of the charismatic British singer whose struggles with drugs and alcohol led to her death at age 27. Director Sam Taylor-Johnson and actress Marisa Abela describe capturing a complex life on film.
Trying to capture a life in film – never mind one as complex as that of Amy Winehouse – can be a challenge. When it comes to biographical films, critics often fire from both sides, calling them exploitative or sanitized. It's not for the faint-hearted director.
In a 2004 interview on British TV, the host asked her about pressures from her record company: Jonathan Ross: 'Have they tried to mold you in anyway? Did people ask you to do things to change the way you look or speak or behave?'Amy Winehouse: 'Yeah! One of them tried to mold me into a big triangle shape, and I went, 'No!''Taylor-Johnson said, 'It was one of the first times I'd seen her in an interview, and I remember just thinking, she's funny and she's...
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