Sam Taylor-Johnson, Marisa Abela at a preview screening of the Amy Winehouse biopic discussed the film’s point of view, Abela’s singing, and what it takes to channel Winehouse.
“During her lifetime, her life was constantly unpicked and pulled apart and forensically examined. That’s continued after her death to a degree.
Sweeping across Winehouse’s life, from her rise to fame at 18 to her death at 27, the film touches on the singer’s struggles with substance abuse and her toxic relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil.Abela talked about her challenges in taking on the role. “I think when you hear Amy Winehouse, you think about the image of an icon, and you can’t play an icon — you have to play a human being. I wanted to get to know the human being behind that image that I had initially,” she said.
“It was about seeing to the woman, the artist. Through my research, what I found was a young woman with the most immense amount of talent, but also an insatiable appetite for life, for emotional experience, for a deep connection to her craft and to be good at it,” Abela added. Abela, who did all of her own singing in the film, said she managed to connect to Winehouse further through music: “ had the rights to her music, we didn’t need for me to sing. I wanted to take singing lessons firstly to look like her when I was singing, the face, the shapes and the movements. Also, she chose to express herself through song.
“To use a studio recording — I know it sounds like the opposite would be true — felt inauthentic to Amy, because she was such an authentic performer.”All 'Eyes' Are on Demi Moore With Statement Schiaparelli Necklace and…. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.
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