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Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

  • 2019
  • TV-14
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things (2019)
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The times and life of the unique Ella Fitzgerald.The times and life of the unique Ella Fitzgerald.The times and life of the unique Ella Fitzgerald.

  • Director
    • Leslie Woodhead
  • Stars
    • Ella Fitzgerald
    • Norma Miller
    • Ray Brown Jr.
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    508
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    • Director
      • Leslie Woodhead
    • Stars
      • Ella Fitzgerald
      • Norma Miller
      • Ray Brown Jr.
    • 5User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    Ella Fitzgerald
    Ella Fitzgerald
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Norma Miller
    Norma Miller
    • Self
    Ray Brown Jr.
    • Self
    Laura Mvula
    Laura Mvula
    • Self
    Margo Jefferson
    • Self
    Gregg Field
    • Self
    Will Friedwald
    • Self
    Tony Bennett
    Tony Bennett
    • Self
    Judith Tick
    • Self - Author of 'Ella Fitzgerald. A Biography. Life, Work, Legacy'
    Patti Austin
    Patti Austin
    • Self
    Smokey Robinson
    Smokey Robinson
    • Self
    Johnny Mathis
    Johnny Mathis
    • Self
    Jamie Cullum
    Jamie Cullum
    • Self
    Dizzy Gillespie
    Dizzy Gillespie
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Kenny Barron
    • Self
    Cleo Laine
    Cleo Laine
    • Self
    Norman Granz
    Norman Granz
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    George Wein
    • Self
    • Director
      • Leslie Woodhead
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    6/10
    Just one of those documentaries
    This documentary is for the absolute beginners. If you don't know anything about Ella Fitzgerald, but would like to, if you are not familiar with her most famous works like the "Songbook" albums or "Ella in Berlin", if you are in need of a general introduction, then this documentary is for you. It covers those purposes just fine.

    However, if you have previous knowledge about the subject, if you have ever read a book about her for example, this documentary is not going to give you much. No new ground is covered, and because of the 89 minute duration, a career that spanned over 50 years is covered in a very rushed manner. You get the highlights, and some background about the difficulty black entertainers faced during those decades, but the documentary does not have the time to concentrate on any one thing for long enough to paint a bigger picture. Some of Ella's best work gets ignored. For instance her collaborations with Louis Armstrong are referenced to only by the documentary once showing you a photograph of the two of them together. Same goes for Oscar Peterson.

    The director Leslie Woodhead has made documentaries for about 50 years. I've seen some of his earlier works, and he seems to work better with political subjects. With this one, he is fighting a battle he can't win. Ella is one of the all-time greats, and the only way one could have possibly honored her career thoroughly enough in the form of a documentary film, would have been one of those 4 hour Scorsese docs, like the ones Scorsese made about Dylan or George Harrison. This one is clearly made by people whose lives were touched by Ella's music, but the end result is still little more than an introduction.
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    • Release date
      • September 11, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • ELLA: Just one of those things
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA(Apollo Theater, Minton's Playhouse)
    • Production company
      • Eagle Rock Film Productions
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      • £550,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $47,091
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      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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