On stage Nina Simone was known for her utterly free, uninhibited musical expression, which enthralled audiences and attracted life-long fans. But amid the violent, haunting, and senseless day-to-day of the civil rights era in 1960s America, Simone struggled to reconcile her artistic identity and ambition with her devotion to a movement. Culled from hours of autobiographical tapes, this new film unveils the unmitigated ego of a brilliant artist and the absurdities of her time.... (Full plot summary below)
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On stage Nina Simone was known for her utterly free, uninhibited musical expression, which enthralled audiences and attracted life-long fans. But amid the violent, haunting, and senseless day-to-day of the civil rights era in 1960s America, Simone struggled to reconcile her artistic identity and ambition with her devotion to a movement. Culled from hours of autobiographical tapes, this new film unveils the unmitigated ego of a brilliant artist and the absurdities of her time. At the height of her fame Simone walked away from her family, country, career and fans, to move to Liberia and give up performing. The story of her life leading up to that event poses the question, 'how does royalty stomp around in the mud and still walk with grace?
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| El UniversalAlejandro AlemánIn this documentary, Liz Garbus not limited to recount a bio, it is a very painful journey through the career and motives of an ambivalent woman whose anger exploded on stage always leaving a lump in the throat. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA feisty and frequently moving documentary on the life and musical career of singer/songwriter Nina Simone. |
| ScreenAnarchyJason GorberLike the best music docs, movies where the tunes aren't doing the heavy lifting, there's much to admire about the film. [Yet] a few of the clips are just bonkers; a rendition of "Ain't Got No" from the musical Hair literally made me gasp. |
| Movie MezzanineOdie HendersonThe timeliness of What Happened, Miss Simone? cannot be understated. It's essential viewing in these times... |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA well-presented heartfelt but too simplistic documentary on a great singer's troubled life. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenWhat comes through in all this is Nina Simone's amazing talent and her blazing, activist spirit. |
| The Monthly (Australia)Anwen CrawfordThough it is doubtful that [Nina] Simone, were she still alive, would be much impressed with [Kanye] West's music - she once said that she didn't like rap at 'all' - she might recognise in him a fellow spirit. |
| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlGarbus's film is a portrait of a soul torn apart by forces beyond it and within it. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan[An] impressive and deeply felt documentary. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattAn excellently clear-eyed primer on the woman whose talent carried her from an impoverished childhood in Tryon, N.C., to the world’s most rarefied stages—and whose political defiance nearly ended her career. |
