May 21, 2015

AMY, THE GIRL BEHIND THE NAME


El 23 de julio de 2011 ocurrió un hecho que conmocionó al mundo entero: la muerte de una de las voces más personales del jazz: la de Amy Winehouse. La inglesa, que nunca pensó convertirse en cantante (pese a que la música formaba una parte muy importante en su vida) vuelve para recordarnos que sigue muy viva en nuestros recuerdos gracias al documental Amy, the girl behind the name, dirigido por Asif Kapadia, que se ha estrenado en el reciente Festival de Cannes.
Kapadia reconoce haber tenido serias dificultades a la hora de organizar la narración. Al parecer, no existe una historia unificada sobre Amy Winehouse: su vida familiar fue turbulenta y contradictoria; la mayoría de sus familiares no querían hablar sobre ella, en parte debido a que la culpabilidad por su muerte seguía acosando a cada uno de ellos.
Las dos amigas de la infancia de Amy y su primer manager vertebran el documental con historias sobre la Amy más joven y desconocida para el público. Aquella Amy que no conocía aún el oscuro mundo de las drogas,  ingenua, con ganas de cantar y descubrir el mundo. Kapadia y su equipo han reunido un total de 100 entrevistas, con las que pretenden esclarecer el mundo y la personalidad de Winehouse.
Sin embargo, el equipo de la película no ha podido evitar la polémica que ha suscitado la cinta entre los familiares: algunos de ellos se han quejado de cómo han sido reflejados en el documental y se han mostrado inseguros sobre el retrato que se va a hacer de Amy. Ante todo, Kapadia ha querido crear un documental que fuese sincero y honesto con la cantante.
La artista es reconocida como una de las compositoras más brillantes y singulares de su época. Su segundo disco, Back to black, ganó cinco Grammys y sorprendió tanto a crítica como al público. Sin embargo, Winehouse quizá no dio a esas canciones la calidad que se merecían: durante sus últimos conciertos, la cantante se mostró con una imagen bastante desmejorada, demacrada por el alcohol y las drogas, completamente ida. Se dice que su adicción comenzó tras la muerte de su abuela paterna, la que era su figura de referencia.

Amy Winehouse se fue muy pronto y se incorporó al aclamado club de los 27, pero en el tiempo que estuvo aquí nos regaló composiciones tan exquisitas como Back to black, Rehab, You know I'm no good o Love is a losing game.

Diego Martín

AMY, THE GIRL BEHIND THE NAME

On July 23rd 2011 happened an event that shocked the entire world: the death of one of the most personal jazz voices: Amy Winehouse's . The English singer, who thought she would never become a Singer -although the music was a very important part in her life- returns to remind us she is very much alive in our memories thanks to the documentary “Amy, the Girl Behind the Name”, directed by Asif Kapadia, which was premiered at the recent Cannes Film Festival.

Kapadia admits he had serious difficulties to organize the narrative. Apparently, there is no unified story about Amy Winehouse: her family life was turbulent and contradictory, most of her relatives did not want to talk about her, partly because the guilt for her death continued to haunt each of them.

The stories of her two childhood friends and her first manager are the essential structure of the documentary with anecdotes about the young Amy, still unknown to the public. The one who did not know yet the dark world of drugs, naive, who wanted to sing and discover the world. Kapadia and his team have assembled a total of 100 interviews, with which they seek to clarify the world and personality of Winehouse.

However, the film crew could not avoid the controversy the film has arisen among the family: some of them have complained about how they were reflected in the documentary and have shown uncertainty towards the portrait that will be made about Amy. Kapadia primarily wanted to create a documentary that was sincere and honest about the singer.

The artist is recognized as one of the most brilliant and unique composers of her time. Her second album, “Back to Black”, won five Grammys and surprised both critics and audience. However, Winehouse may not gave those songs their deserved quality: during her last concert, the singer had a pretty deteriorated image, emaciated by alcohol and drugs, completely gone. It is said that her addiction began short after her paternal grandmother's death, who was her reference figure.

Amy Winehouse passed away very quickly and joined the acclaimed 27 Club, but the time she was here she gave us exquisite compositions such as “Back to Black”, “Rehab”, “You know I'm not good” or “Love is a losing game”.

Diego Martin

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