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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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Special features: Avalon vs. the Fillmore; Big Brother acapella; Dick Cavett ; Driniking with Janis; Female lovers; Hell's angels; Home life; Influences; Walk of Fame ceremony
Documentary on rock singer Janis Joplin, with her own words telling much of the story through a series of letters she wrote home over the years, read by Chan Marshall. Includes interviews with musicians P!nk, Kris Kristofferson, Melissa Etheridge, Bob Weir, Juliette Lewis, TV presenter Dick Cavett, filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker, the Joplin family, and others
Originally released in 2015; later broadcast on American Masters in 2016
Editors, Billy McMillin, Garret Price, Joe Beshenkovsky ; music, Joel Shearer ; cinematography, Francesco Carrozzini, Paula Huidobro, Jenna Rosher
Narrated by Chan Marshall [Cat Power]
Blu-ray (BD-R) , NTSC; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo
With optional SDH English subtitles