Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 7.3 · 84% critics
This documentary traces the life of a groundbreaking rock and blues singer, from a difficult youth and outsider status to sudden fame and cultural impact. Told through interviews, archival performances, and personal letters read aloud, it paints an intimate portrait of an artist driven by ambition, vulnerability, and a need to be loved.
Also known as Janis
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-09-09
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (163 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional, music-filled portrait of a legendary artist, with family letters and candid reflections; Not for you if you dislike sad stories or talking-head documentaries like Whitney.
Pros: intimate letters and interviews; powerful live performances; moving, sensitive portrait | Cons: familiar rise-and-fall beats; uneven pacing for some; may feel long
Themes
- biography
- woodstock, new york
- rock concert
- woman director
- recording session
- heroin withdrawl
Cast & crew
Janis Joplin
as Herself (archive footage)
Cat Power
as Narrator (voice)
D. A. Pennebaker
as Himself
Dick Cavett
as Himself
Peter Albin
as Himself
- KB
Karleen Bennett
as Herself - Janis Joplin's childhood friend
- LJ
Laura Joplin
as Herself - Janis Joplin's sister
- MJ
Michael Joplin
as Himself - Janis Joplin's brother
Directed by Amy J. Berg