The turbulent and tragic life and death of soul singer Amy Winehouse is laid bare with shocking clarity in "Amy," a new documentary biopic directed by Asif Kapadia. Winehouse, a British singer-songwriter, rose to international fame at age 23, winning five Grammys for her sophomore album, "Back to Black." Winehouse's enormous success came with equally massive personal problems that included alcoholism, drug addiction, depression, eating disorders and an inner circle of handlers, enablers and hangers-on who profited both from her life and her death by alcohol poisoning in 2011. It's a story as old as show business itself, but Kapadia gives it an immediacy and an unprecedented level of immersion and raw emotion that takes documentary storytelling to new heights.
Amy
Amy
Amy
The turbulent and tragic life and death of soul singer Amy Winehouse is laid bare with shocking clarity in "Amy," a new documentary biopic directed by Asif Kapadia. Winehouse, a British singer-songwriter, rose to international fame at age 23, winning five Grammys for her sophomore album, "Back to Black." Winehouse's enormous success came with equally massive personal problems that included alcoholism, drug addiction, depression, eating disorders and an inner circle of handlers, enablers and hangers-on who profited both from her life and her death by alcohol poisoning in 2011. It's a story as old as show business itself, but Kapadia gives it an immediacy and an unprecedented level of immersion and raw emotion that takes documentary storytelling to new heights.