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Examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and spare.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Whitney HoustonSelf (archive footage)
- Bobby BrownSelf - Ex-Husband
- Cissy HoustonSelf - Mother
- Clive DavisSelf - Founder, Arista Records
- L.A. ReidSelf - CEO and President, Arista Records 2000-2004
- Kevin CostnerSelf - Actor
- Dionne WarwickSelf - Whitney's Cousin (archive footage)
- Bobbi Kristina BrownSelf (archive footage)
- Nelson MandelaSelf (archive footage)
- Marvin GayeSelf (archive footage)
Crew
- Kevin MacdonaldDirector
- Kevin MacdonaldWriter
- Nelson HumeDirector of Photography
- Sam Rice-EdwardsEditor
- Jonathan ChinnProducer
- Simon ChinnProducer
- Lisa ErspamerProducer
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Pairings
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Anna Karenina 194879% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge 199979% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
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Ray 200479% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Suite Française 201579% alikeBoth grave, earnest, classical in form.
Mildred Pierce 201182% alikeTelevision · Both grave, earnest, classical in form.
Dear Mama 202380% alikeTelevision · Both earnest, grave, classical in form.
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