Movie Cosmos - Janis: Little Girl Blue

Description:

Janis Joplin is one of the most respected and iconic rock & roll singers of all time, a tragic and misunderstood figure who captivated millions of listeners and blazed new creative trails before her death in 1970 at age 27. Director Amy Berg explored Joplin's story in depth. A portrait of a complicated, driven and often beleaguered artist. Joplin's own words recount a series of letters she wrote to her family over the years. Janis was a vessel of energy when she sang. Her rapid rise and untimely death changed music forever.

Top Cast >

Janis Joplin

As Herself (archive footage)

Cat Power

As Narrator (voice)

D. A. Pennebaker

As Himself

Dick Cavett

As Himself

Peter Albin

As Himself

Karleen Bennett

As Herself - Janis Joplin's childhood friend

Laura Joplin

As Herself - Janis Joplin's sister

Michael Joplin

As Himself - Janis Joplin's brother

Top Crew >

Amy J. Berg

Director, Producer, Writer

Alex Gibney

Producer

Jeff Jampol

Producer

Katherine LeBlond

Producer

Billy McMillin

Editor

Garret Price

Editor

Joe Beshenkovsky

Editor

Joel Shearer

Original Music Composer

Francesco Carrozzini

Director of Photography

Paula Huidobro

Director of Photography

Jenna Rosher

Director of Photography

Michael Kantor

Executive Producer

Susan Lacy

Executive Producer

Stacey Offman

Executive Producer

Michael Raimondi

Executive Producer

Noah C. Haeussner

Executive Producer

Jayne Goldsmith

Co-Producer

Jonathan McHugh

Co-Producer, Music Supervisor

Regina K. Scully

Co-Executive Producer

Diana Lady Dougan

Co-Executive Producer

Ben Bloodwell

Additional Director of Photography

Ronan Killeen

Additional Director of Photography

Sean Kirby

Additional Director of Photography

Ian Degner

Additional Camera

Jimmy Lindsey

Additional Director of Photography

Autumn Eakin

Additional Camera

Ian Daniel

Additional Camera

T. Max Montgomery

Additional Camera

Sebastian Sokolowski

Additional Camera, Assistant Camera

Matthew Ross

Additional Camera

Olivia Fougeirol Hamel

Still Photographer

Gabriel Andy Giner

Production Sound Mixer

Dave Groman

Production Sound Mixer

Dan Cook

Production Sound Mixer

Marshall Potter

Production Sound Mixer

Sherrie Austin

Production Sound Mixer

Alex Herrera

Production Sound Mixer

Alvarro Navaro

Assistant Camera

Jeremy Wong

Assistant Camera

Andrew Eckmann

Assistant Camera

Adam McDaid

Assistant Camera

Todd Smiley

Gaffer

Kenny Nemes

Associate Producer

Stephanie Sklar

Line Producer

Nicole Blum

Production Accountant

Joyce Canlas

Production Accountant

Ayrn Wysong

Researcher

Bria Stuart

Researcher

Vivian Salgueiro

Researcher

Gabriela Manevich

Researcher

Aysha Cromeenes

Researcher

Bjorn Berg

Production Assistant

Jesse Hove

Production Assistant

Jesse Muick

Production Assistant

Donna Daniels

Publicist

Maya Daisy Hawke

Editor

Brendan Walsh

Editor

Mark Harrison

Editor

Kurt Meyers

Editor

Milos Zivkovic

Sound Supervisor

Shie Rozow

Music Editor

Ethan Beigel

Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Todd Iorio

Visual Effects Supervisor

Reviews:

talisencrw (9/10)

This was solid and very enjoyable. My lady and I are huge classic rock and blues aficionados, and we tend to especially enjoy biopics of great musicians, so when I found out this was out, it was a natural accompaniment with a big bottle of Chilean red wine for a date night indoors. Greatly talented yet ill-starred musicians that are quickly catapulted to superstardom only to die in hideous and tragic circumstances are particularly fascinating--and Janis Joplin certainly fits the bill.

I'm not sure I've seen any other of Amy Berg's works, but this was very well thought out and made. I haven't seen any other films about Janis, but in seeing this I can't see how any other could be any more definitive.

Now to see the recent ones on Chet Baker, Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix...

2016-07-28