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Lexington, KY : Manufactured by Amazon.com.kydc, [2016]
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1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Videodisc release of the documentary film originally released in 2015; later broadcast on the television program American Masters in 2016
A documentary film about the life and times of rock singer Janis Joplin, presented via a series of letters Joplin wrote home over a span of years, read by Chan Marshall. Includes interviews with musicians P!nk, Kris Kristofferson, Melissa Etheridge, Bob Weir, Juliette Lewis, Dick Cavett, D.A. Pennebaker and the Joplin family
Special features include the featurettes Avalon vs. the Fillmore, Big Brother acapella, Dick Cavett, Drinking with Janis, Female lovers, Hell's angels, Home life, Influences, and, Walk of Fame ceremony
Cinematography, Francesco Carrozzini, Paula Huidobro, Jenna Rosher ; editors, Billy McMillin, Garret Price, Joe Beshenkovsky ; music, Joel Shearer
Narrated by Chan Marshall [Cat Power]
DVD, DVD-R format; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo
In English; with optional SDH English subtitles