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A delight in that were able to spend time with as rare a creature as elaine stritch, but the film s human elements elevate it to greater heights. Stritch, the youngest of three girls and the only one to enter show business, spent 12 years at the sacred heart catholic girls school, and in 1944, when she arrived in new york, lived in a convent while taking drama. Shoot me, the uncompromising tony and emmy awardwinner is showcased both on and off stage via rare archival footage and intimate cinema varita. Still i doubt anyone will walk out of this film wishing it. Shoot me or download full movies online watch elaine stritch. She belongs to that special inner circle of unique stage stars, such as mary martin, carol channing, gwen verdon, and ethel merman. Whether dominating the stage, tormenting alec baldwin on the set of 30 rock, or sharing her struggles with aging, diabetes, and alcoholism, elaine stritch. She spoke with nprs scott simon about seeing herself on screen. Shoot me synopsis as she approaches her 87th birthday, the broadway legend contemplates retirement and mortality. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.
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The firsttime director captures broadway legend elaine stritch pulling poses in her trademark style behindthescenes of a new documentary. I have seen stritch on stage myself, and enjoyed her roles and talents as shown not only on stage, but on tv shows and in movies. Shoot me official trailer 1 2014 documentary hd what does it mean to be a performing artist first, last and always. The 89yearold, tony awardwinning broadway star is the subject of a new documentary, elaine stritch. Mar, 2014 elaine stritchs strength, along with the film s, comes from her honesty. I had just linked on the savant main page to a youtube clip called dracula meets elaine stritch. He directed the a24 film, menashe 2017, and the feature documentaries, drivers wanted 2012 and flying on one engine 2008.
It opened in theaters on 21 february 2014, shortly before stritchs death in july 2014. His director of photography credits include bikini moon 2017, elaine stritch. Shoot me friday, february 21 thursday, april 10, 2014 in this bold, hilarious and poignant portrait, the uncompromising tony and emmy awardwinner is revealed both on and off stage. A welcome note from rob bowman, who appears in the film 8. Elaine stritch on profanity, aging, doc elaine stritch. Feb 21, 2014 whether dominating the stage, tormenting alec baldwin on the set of 30 rock, or sharing her struggles with aging, diabetes, and alcoholism, elaine stritch. Karasawa and crew began following stritch in 2011, she was 86 at the time. She is herself, even when maybe especially when she knows shes being watched. Shoot me is the experience of being in stritch s company for 80 minutes, and thats fine.
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The film follows the late, famously pantsless cabaret singer as she dishes dirt on her early days in the biz, pads around her room at the carlyle hotel, and tirelessly rehearses for a onewoman show, illustrating the truism that there is. Shoot me 20 bravura abounds in this portrait of one of broadways brassiest stars. This showbiz spitfire is very much still here the largerthanlife broadway and tv and film legend bursts off the screen in this loving but uncompromising. Shoot me 2014 plagued by medical issues and memory lapses, the broadway icon contemplates retirement and mortality as she approaches her 87th birthday and rehearses for a new. A celebration of elaine stritch to take place on nov. By turns bold, hilarious and moving, the film s journey connects stritchs present to her past, and an inspiring portrait of a oneofakind survivor.
She made her professional stage debut in 1944 and appeared in numerous stage plays, musicals, feature films and television series. Shoot me, the acclaimed documentary film that captures the vivid onstage and offstage life of the tony awardwinning theatre icon, will be available for streaming on netflix. In this swiftlypaced one hurricaneofaperformer show she lets out all the stops, recounting her life in the theater with its comic and poignant personal moments while giving brief but telling impersonations of judy garland, noel coward, and ethel merman at her coarsest. Shoot me and the generic title really is the worst thing about the film opens with its subject holding court in a city in which shes recognized on every corner. Whether dominating the stage, tormenting alec baldwin on the set of 30 rock, or sharing her struggles with aging, diabetes and alcoholism, elaine stritch.
Elaine stritch is a theater treasure, though she is acerbic, demanding, a perfectionist and selfabsorbed. Elaine stritch february 2, 1925 july 17, 2014 was an american actress and singer, known for her work on broadway. Iris apfel and 3 other heroines we want to hang out with. Elaine stritch works with musical director rob bowman on her onewoman cabaret shows in director chiemi karasawas documentary elaine stritch.
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