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The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 123movies

The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 123movies

Her voice would not be silenced.Mar. 31, 2021131 Min.
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Watch: The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 123movies, Full Movie Online – Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair..
Plot: Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, “Strange Fruit.”
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6.3/10 Votes: 13,358
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In a scene from The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Billie (Andra Day) is about to sing “Strange Fruit” in concert, which Harry J. Anslinger (Garrett Hedlund), the first commissioner of the US Treasury Department’s Federal Bureau of Narcotics, had forbidden her to do. Behind the audience is a row of uniformed policemen. Billie goes straight for the first verse (even though “Strange Fruit” actually features a long instrumental intro).

The cops start moving toward the stage, from which Billie is promptly spirited away by her own camp. This happens after one of Anslinger’s underlings has made it a point that “we can’t arrest a negro for singing a song.” One can only wonder, then, what those policemen planned to do once they had Billie within reach (I can think of a couple of things, but nothing feasible in front of witnesses).

But I digress. “Strange Fruit,” a song protesting the lynching of African Americans, was popularized by Holiday, but originally written by American composer and poet Abel Meeropol – a teensy-weensy detail that the movie conveniently leaves out, perhaps because giving a white man born to Russian Jewish immigrants credit would not jibe with the film’s message.

But, what is its message? That Billie Holiday was a social activist because she sang exactly one (1) song that she didn’t even write? That she was an icon of equality, even though she treated her dogs better than the members of her band? That she is a role model for the African-American community, despite her liberal use of the N word? That her drug abuse was okay because men abused her all her life? That she spent a lot of time behind bars, but always as a victim of circumstance? Or that she was talented but not particularly bright? In fact, Billie is so dumb in this film that she continues to use drugs in front of the federal agent, named Jimmy Fletcher (Trevante Rhodes), who has already arrested her twice, and whom she not only treats as a member of her entourage, but also has an affair with.

I don’t doubt that the makers of TUSvs.BH had good intentions, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. The film begins and ends with brief mentions of the state of the legislature on lynching, but in between it has as little to say about it as Billie herself. It’s odd that they couldn’t find an opportunity to express some sort of opinion on the subject in a 130-minute film, but then too much valuable time is wasted on plot points that range from the unnecessary to the inexplicable.

For example, the romance between Billie and Jimmy is not only a complete fabrication, but is also the cause of a sequence in which Jimmy, who gleefully partakes in Billie’s substance use, has a drug-induced vision of her childhood. Why would he have such an experience, and why would anyone care about it? This is the kind of thing that makes me think drugs were as readily available to the filmmakers as to the characters.

Review By: JPRetana

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Even though I love listening to jazz, I’ve never been to a concert or a club specific to this type of music. Following this train of thought, I didn’t know anything about Billie Holiday’s real-life story and her tremendous impact not only in the respective musical genre but also in the fight against the government concerning the evil, shameful act of lynching – which shockingly still occurs today in some countries. Strange Fruit, a poem written by Abel Meeropol, became incredibly controversial due to its brutal lyrics describing the said act, comparing the victim to the fruit of trees. The adapted song has been referenced as the beginning of the civil rights movement, and Andra Day’s performance is the standout of a quite disappointing film.

I just watched The Mauritanian – a movie “based on true events” – earlier this week, and I wrote in its review that I’m almost always captivated by the main story in this type of film, even if the rest doesn’t quite hold up. The United States vs. Billie Holiday is a biographical movie inspired by the singer’s life, but besides Day’s powerful display and memorable music, I struggle to find any other positively relevant aspects. Daniel T. Dorrance’s fabulous production design is hard to ignore, as is Kris Bowers’ attention-grabbing score. However, these two rarely compensate for the jumbled editing (Jay Rabinowitz), untidy screenplay (Suzan-Lori Parks), and even Lee Daniels’ erratic direction.

From the awkward, swift transitions to black-and-white and back to color to the lack of connection between cuts and even storylines, it’s incredibly hard to feel captivated by such a visually confusing film. Suzan-Lori Parks’ script enters a monotonous, repetitive cycle of depicting Billie Holiday heavily smoking and taking drugs, followed by singing a full song and having sex with a random man, all while trying countless times to stop her bad habits. On one hand, Billie Holiday is a strong, proud Black woman who’s trying to fight for what’s right through her beautiful singing voice and astonishing tenacity. On the other hand, the viewers have to endure numerous sequences of despicable behavior from someone who doesn’t look like a good influence at all.

I understand that a protagonist doesn’t have to be perfect, much on the contrary. Nevertheless, the narrative structure is so incoherent and raises so many moral questions regarding the true essence of the main character that I couldn’t help but feel disengaged from her story. The only interesting moments are the musical performances which might be the only storytelling detail that works as a connecting point to what comes next or as a reference to what happened just before. Every other scene is seemingly detached from the next one, and Lee Daniels struggles to find the right path. The only storytelling component well-developed from beginning to end is the successful build-up to the performance of Strange Fruit.

In the end, Andra Day is the savior of what could have been a massive disaster. Her interpretation is one of the most impressive debut performances I’ve seen in the last few years. Ignoring her indisputably fantastic singing voice, Day shows a remarkable emotional range and a physical commitment to the role that not many actresses are capable of. She outshines every single element in the movie, including the remaining cast. Day is the only reason why I kept getting “dragged” to the screen. Sadly, one person isn’t enough to overcome dozens of significant issues.

The United States vs. Billie Holiday could have been an inspirational, impactful story about Billie Holiday’s influence not only in jazz music but mainly in the fight for equal civil rights. Instead, Lee Daniels’ inconsistent direction and Suzan-Lori Parks’ extremely messy screenplay are just two of many issues that transform this film into an absolute letdown. From the awful editing that detaches almost every storyline from each other to the questionable storytelling decisions regarding the repetitive, tiresome narrative structure, it becomes surprisingly difficult to fully support the protagonist’s behavior. Neat production design and engaging score, but it’s Andra Day’s phenomenal debut performance that saves a potential trainwreck. Her music and acting display are the two key elements that keep the movie above water. I can’t properly recommend it unless there’s a personal interest in the main character’s life.

Rating: D+

Review By: MSB
Outstanding!
I have been a Lady Day fan as long as I can remember. I am always skeptical when a movie or book come out that they will tell an accurate story. This movie was as honest as they come. It is hard to portray the very complicated life of Billie Holiday in just a few hours, but they pulled it off. The struggles, the defiance, the broken humanness, the brutal authenticity; it’s all there. If you only ever read one book or watch one movie to learn about Lady Day, make this the one!
Review By: btl-86388

Other Information:

Original Title The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Release Date 2021-03-31
Release Year 2021

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 6 min (126 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Biography, Drama, Music
Director Lee Daniels
Writer Suzan-Lori Parks, Johann Hari
Actors Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 25 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A


Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1 (some scenes), 2.39 : 1
Camera Bolex H16 (some scenes), Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2, Panavision C- and E-Series Lenses
Laboratory Company 3, Los Angeles (CA), USA (digital intermediate)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 16 mm (Kodak Vision3 500T 7219), 35 mm (Kodak Vision3 250D 5207, Vision3 500T 5219)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (master format), Panavision (anamorphic) (source format), Spherical (16 mm footage) (source format) (some scenes)
Printed Film Format D-Cinema, Video (UHD)

The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 123movies
The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 123movies
The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 123movies
The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 123movies
The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 123movies
The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 123movies
The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 123movies
The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 123movies
The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 123movies
The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 123movies
Original title The United States vs. Billie Holiday
TMDb Rating 6.662 197 votes

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