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Music Biopics Usually Get It Wrong: The Problem Is Taking The Page To The Stage

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Simon Sweetman
Dec 08, 2016
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The music biopic has a tough job I guess – it has to satiate the fan, someone who might know it all or be pretty sure they do. It has to also introduce people to the music, it has to explain why there is a narrative fictional film about this person – or at least it has to offer some sort of appeal; some reason for why this type of film is featuring this…

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