Amy (2015)

Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.

Director:

Asif Kapadia

Stars:

Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse, Mark Ronson

Won 1 Oscar. Another 50 wins & 44 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amy Winehouse	...	Herself (archive footage)
Lauren Gilbert	...	Herself
Juliette Ashby	...	Herself
Nick Shymansky	...	Himself
Tyler James	...	Himself
Guy Moot	...	Himself
Chris Taylor	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nick Gatfield	...	Himself
Ian Barter	...	Himself (archive footage)
Garry Mulholland	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jonathan Ross	...	Himself (archive footage)
Janis Winehouse	...	Herself
Mitch Winehouse	...	Himself (as Mitchell Winehouse)
Sam Beste	...	Himself
Bobby Womack	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | montage | soul music | absent father | pot smoking | 

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Taglines:

The girl behind the name.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and drug material

Details

Official Sites:

A24 [United States] Altitude [United Kingdom]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amy (la chica detrás del nombre)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,780,000, 10 July 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$8,413,144

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$23,778,585

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film4, On The Corner Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After watching this film, James Hetfield of Metallica was inspired to write a song called "Moth into Flame".

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Goofs

Amy performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2004. At the time the festival was still in The Hague. (And not -yet- in Rotterdam, as the movie states.) She performed at one of the stages in the basement.

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Quotes

Sam Beste: She had one of the most pure relationships to music. Such an emotional relationship to music. It's like she needed music, as if it was a person, and that she would die for it.

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Connections

Featured in The Oscars (2016)

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Soundtracks

Body and Soul
Written by Robert Sour, Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman
Performed by Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse at Abbey Road Studios, 2011
Published by Warner Chappell Music Ltd / Druropetal Music / Range Road Music Inc obo itself and Quartet Music c/o Carlin America, Inc
Licensed courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Inc

User Reviews

Fantastic, Honest and Raw

This is one of the best documentaries that I have seen because its not meant to be flashy and "entertaining". It is a very honest and emotional movie with personal clips that show her rise to fame and her feelings about it. One of the biggest reasons why I loved it was because all the different sides of her life were presented in the movie. I loved how all the opposing sides agreed to come together and make this amazing movie. Her parents, managers, ex husband were all included, even though they probably hate one another in real life. I also liked how they included full songs in the documentary. I was a big fan of Amy Winehouse before but this movie made me appreciate her personality and clever poetry. Highly recommended. trust.