Life is like a dream

• Beyonce
• Jay-z
• Blue ivy carter
• Tina Knowles
• Matthew Knowles
• Kelly Rowland
• Solange knowles
• Michelle Williams
• Farra franklin

Since 2005, Knowles hired a "visual director" to film her life, and also used a video camera on her personal computer.

The media hailed the film as a rare glimpse into her private life. He included the events of her marriage with Jay-Z, her mistakes, the birth of his daughter Blue Ivy, and the altercation with her father and manager Matthew Knowles. In an interview with Knowles for GQ magazine: “ I always fight. How much should I tell about myself? How do I hold my humility? How do I hold my spirit and reality? And how do I continue to be generous to - my fans and my craft? But how do I remain heartfelt? And this is the battle of my life. When I go to the stage, I am able to get out of my shell and be as incredible and as strong as I want to be . " ^[2]
In the UK, the premiere took place on BBC One on March 28, 2013 at 10.35 hours. ^[3] The film was published in Australia through Village Cinemas on May 8, 2013. ^[4] In Belgium, the film was shown on Eén television on May 9, 2013.

The film was shown for the first time at the Siegfeld Theater in New York on February 12, 2013. Her husband Jay-Z, mother Tina Knowles, sister Solange Knowles, Oprah Winfrey, Russell Simmons and Dowzen Kroes attended the premiere of the film. ^[5] Knowles appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss the content and production of the film, as well as her recent Super Bowl show. ^[6]

Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating of 100 reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film an average rating of 56 based on 14 reviews. ^[7] Oprah Winfrey, who attended the premiere and interviewed Knowles before the show, said: " I was shocked, I was in tears .... She did an amazing job ... I think this documentary has changed the rules games . " People magazine described the documentary as " thin " and " cute ." ^[eight]
Jerrick D. Kennedy from the Los Angeles Times wrote that the documentary " Remains a victory for her fans. Casual audiences are likely to pick up the same meaning of a superstar life as in a magazine. But for serious fans of a desperately private superstar, it remains a window into her life ". ^[9] Tirdad Derakhshani of the Philadelphia Media Network wrote that Life is like a dream , " A carefully filtered picture of an artist who has enough power to become a producer of her own myth ." ^[ten]

The documentary has collected 1.8 million viewers for the first broadcast. It was the largest audience for the HBO documentary. Episode Oprah's Next Chapter , in which Knowles appeared to discuss the film watched 1.3 million viewers. ^[eleven]

Life as a dream was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 25, 2013 in a 2-disc set with bonus video of a concert filmed in Revel Atlantic City in 2012 called Live in Atlantic City . Also recorded was a new song "God Made You Beautiful" (dedicated to her daughter Blue) . Beyoncé DVD became the first UK Music DVD-Chart and its fourth video number one on Billboard Top Music Videos Сhart . ^[12] He was also successful in various European countries, having entered the top ten in several charts.