Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 51 wins & 47 nominations total
Amy Winehouse
- Self
- (archive footage)
Mitch Winehouse
- Self
- (as Mitchell Winehouse)
Russell Brand
- Self
- (archive footage)
Chris Taylor
- Self
- (archive footage)
Ian Barter
- Self
- (archive footage)
Garry Mulholland
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jonathan Ross
- Self
- (archive footage)
Janis Collins
- Self
- (as Janis Winehouse)
Bobby Womack
- Self
- (archive footage)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAmy Winehouse's immediate family were initially willing to work with the film's producers and director, having heard about the success of their earlier documentary, Senna (2010). They granted the filmmakers access to hours of archive footage of Amy and her family, as well as giving the filmmakers' their blessing to interview Amy's family and friends. However, they - in particular, Amy's father, Mitch Winehouse - soon began to feel they were being misrepresented in the documentary, that the negative aspects of Amy's life were receiving much more attention than the positive, and that footage had been edited in order to produce an inaccurate narrative of Amy's story, especially the last three years of her life. Mitch Winehouse has said that Amy's fans should consider seeing the film for the rare, previously unseen, archive footage of his daughter, but should pay no attention to the film's general portrayal of her, which he has labeled "preposterous". Even after the film was nominated for an Academy Award as 'Best Documentary', Mitch Winehouse tweeted on 14 Jan. 2016: "Still hate the film though."
- GoofsAmy 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.
- Quotes
Tony Bennett: If she had lived, I would have said:. slow down; you're too important... Life teaches you, really how to live it... if you could live long enough...
- ConnectionsFeatured in The EE British Academy Film Awards (2016)
- SoundtracksHappy Birthday to You
Written by Patty S. Hill, Mildred J. Hill
Performed by Amy Winehouse
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd / Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co Ltd
Featured review
I saw this at the NXNE festival in Toronto last night. The movie was quite long, I must admit I was exhausted when I left. Not in a negative way, but overwhelmed at everything I had seen. The director had a lot of material to give us and he didn't hold back. The scene that I found the most powerful was the one in the recording studio with Tony Bennett, it was pure magic. I can't say that I followed Amy Winehouse, or was very familiar with her work, other than the song 'Rehab'. I did love her hairdo, it reminded me of the Ronettes. I am always fascinated by artists and how they develop.
We get a close up of Amy's artistic process. Her power was in her ability to constantly come up with song material that resonated with her at the deepest level and put those words to music. Combine this with a unaffected personality and an amazing ability to connect with an audience and you have a true force of nature. On the negative side, she had to deal with her personal daemons from her childhood. The tragedy was her use of drugs and alcohol. One gets the feeling from the movie of an almost inevitability of her path, but I guess that is always debatable.
We get a close up of Amy's artistic process. Her power was in her ability to constantly come up with song material that resonated with her at the deepest level and put those words to music. Combine this with a unaffected personality and an amazing ability to connect with an audience and you have a true force of nature. On the negative side, she had to deal with her personal daemons from her childhood. The tragedy was her use of drugs and alcohol. One gets the feeling from the movie of an almost inevitability of her path, but I guess that is always debatable.
- clarkj-565-161336
- Jun 20, 2015
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Amy: The Girl Behind the Name
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,413,144
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $222,500
- Jul 5, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $23,706,386
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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