“Michael Jackson: The Life of the Pop Icon” ( English “Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon” ) is an American documentary by David Guest dedicated to the biography of Michael Jackson . Director - Andrew Estelle.
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| Genre | documentary |
| Producer | Andrew Estelle |
| Producer | David Guest Denise Berry |
| In the main cast | Michael Jackson (archival filming) David Guest Katherine Jackson Smokey robinson Whitney Houston |
| Film company | Universal pictures |
| Duration | 150 min |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 2011 |
| IMDb | ID 2113007 |
“Life of the pop icon” covers the entire biography of the musician from the first performances in the family group The Jackson 5 until his death, his family, as well as his many colleagues and acquaintances, tell about Jackson. The official premiere of the film took place on November 2, 2011 in London , and on November 3, the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray . Editions of the film on the disc contain bonus interviews with the musician's relatives and the creators of the picture.
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The idea to make a documentary about Michael Jackson belonged to the American producer and longtime friend of the singer David Guest [1] . The filming of The Life of the Pop Icon was attended by members of the family of Michael Jackson: his mother Catherine , brother Tito and sister Rebbie [1] . In addition, the singer was told by his many colleagues and acquaintances, such as Whitney Houston , Smokey Robinson , Paul Anka and others [2] . The film covers the entire biography of the musician from the first performances in the family group The Jackson 5 until his death [2] . The filming took 15 months, the filmmakers had the task of telling the truth about Jackson, avoiding the numerous fictional gossip from the press [1] [3] . The producer said: “In the film you see both good, bad and neutral things, but I feel that I told the story honestly” [1] .
The DVD and Blu-ray editions of the film contain bonus materials: additional interviews with members of the singer’s family and the creators of the picture [4] .
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| Weser Kurier | positive |
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The official premiere of the film took place in London on November 2, 2011, and on November 3 a picture was released with bonus interviews on DVD and Blu-ray [1] [3] . In his review, a reviewer of the newspaper Weser Kurier wrote: “Colleagues and family members of Jackson talk about the personality of the musician, share funny stories and try to dispel the prevailing misconceptions. The director managed to draw a neutral and trustworthy image of a great artist ” [5] . According to the journalist, the publication of the film on the discs did not provide the optimum quality: a slight image noise is visible on the video, and the participants ’speech sometimes seems too loud [5] . The reviewer of Whysoblu.com put “Life of Pop Icons” a mixed assessment, the journalist noted that the film highlighted all aspects of the singer’s life, including scandalous and ambiguous, but the documentary seems incomplete without fragments of video clips and Jackson’s concerts: “Most of this material It’s connected with his childhood years, while such a career take-off as Off the Wall is not mentioned at all, and very little attention is paid to the Thriller album ” [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Film an 'honest' look at Michael Jackson's life . The Sydney Morning Herald (November 2, 2011). Date accessed August 23, 2019. Archived September 24, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 The Life of an Icon, nouveau documentaire sur Michael Jackson (Fr.) . L'Express (3 novembre 2011). Date accessed August 23, 2019. Archived December 26, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Waters, Florence. David Gest: Michael Jackson film will 'set the record straight' . The Telegraph (November 3, 2011). Date accessed August 23, 2019. Archived June 20, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 Ferguson, Sean. Michael Jackson - The Life of an Icon (Blu-ray Review ) . Whysoblu.com (December 1, 2011). Date of treatment August 25, 2019. Archived January 7, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 Freko, Christina. Michael Jackson: The Life Of An Icon (German) . Weser Kurier (4. November 2011). Date of treatment August 25, 2019. Archived August 25, 2019.