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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

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48 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

The percussionist?  What's the reference?

They were a couple at one point, and Harte later on volunteered much detail about Lady Day's sexual tastes.

 

 

 

 

 

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19 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

Harte was one of the ones interviewed by Kuehl in the research that serves as the basis for this film. (I have not yet seen the film).

That's good to know. I also haven't seen it but have it marked up.

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It could well be that Billie was a bit on the wild side, but there is no reason an actress should be asked to debase herself to replicate this part of Billie's life. It is one of the things that prompted me to give up on film as an art form, films have become soft core or even hardcore porn films.

In a Lubitsch film, when a couple is about to do the deed, they draw the curtains. That's all we need to see. That was art.

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