"A newly unvaulted treasure trove of audio interviews about Billie Holiday that were conducted in the 1970s forms the basis of a transfixing documentary about the master jazz singer. (...) There's a creditable emphasis on gift, not just the grubbiness. (...) Billie is a movie that almost cries." - Variety
director: James Erskine
composer: Hans Mullens
With: Billie Holiday, Linda Lipnak Kuehl, Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Sylvia Syms.
Credits
director: James Erskinecomposer: Hans Mullens
screenplay: James Erskine
Editor: Avdhesh Mohla
Cinematography: Tim Cragg
production company: Belga Films Fund
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dialogue: Englishsubtitles: Dutch/Fr subt.
country: United Kingdom - Belgium
year: 2019
Filmography
JAMES ERSKINE: The Invitation (2001, short), Closing the Deal (2005, short), One Night in Turin (2010), From the Ashes (2011), The Battle of the Sexes (2013), Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist (2014), Shooting for Socrates (2014), Building Jerusalem (2015), The Healer (2015), Le Mans: 3D (2016), Sachin (2017), The White Room (2017), The Ice King (2018), Billie (2019)