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Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

  • 1987
  • Not Rated
  • 43min
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7,7/10
3,5 k
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Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)
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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueKaren Carpenter's battle with anorexia nervosa and the cultural influence of the Carpenters in the 1970s.Karen Carpenter's battle with anorexia nervosa and the cultural influence of the Carpenters in the 1970s.Karen Carpenter's battle with anorexia nervosa and the cultural influence of the Carpenters in the 1970s.

  • Réalisation
    • Todd Haynes
  • Scénario
    • Cynthia Schneider
    • Todd Haynes
  • Casting principal
    • Merrill Gruver
    • Michael Edwards
    • Melissa Brown
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  • NOTE IMDb
    7,7/10
    3,5 k
    MA NOTE
    • Réalisation
      • Todd Haynes
    • Scénario
      • Cynthia Schneider
      • Todd Haynes
    • Casting principal
      • Merrill Gruver
      • Michael Edwards
      • Melissa Brown
    • 44avis d'utilisateurs
    • 26avis des critiques
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
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    Rôles principaux19

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    Merrill Gruver
    • Karen
    • (voix)
    Michael Edwards
    Michael Edwards
    • Richard
    • (voix)
    Melissa Brown
    • Mother
    • (voix)
    Rob LaBelle
    Rob LaBelle
    • Mr. A&M
    • (voix)
    • …
    Nannie Doyle
    • Cherry
    • (voix)
    Cynthia Schneider
    • Dionne
    • (voix)
    Larry Kole
    • Announcer
    • (voix)
    Gwen Kraus
    • Narrator
    • (voix)
    Bruce Tuthill
    • Narrator
    • (voix)
    Joanne Barnett
    • Self - Singer
    Todd Haynes
    Todd Haynes
    • Todd Donovan, Disc Jockey
    Moira McCarty
      Laurie Stone
        Michele Manenti
        • Michelle Hoyt, Musician
        • (as Michelle Manenti)
        Celia Pearce
          Barbara Epler
            Sarah Varnoe
              Richard Nixon
              Richard Nixon
              • Self - President of the United States
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                • Todd Haynes
              • Scénario
                • Cynthia Schneider
                • Todd Haynes
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              8mjneu59

              banning the film only made it more famous

              There's a certain brilliance behind the idea of using Barbie dolls to recount the story of singer Karen Carpenter, and the exchange of one plastic all-American icon with another results in an oddly respectful (if suitably macabre) show-biz biography, flirting at times with campy irreverence without ever becoming vulgar. By reducing Carpenter's tragic life to dollhouse proportions the film transforms it into a miniature image of the American Dream gone sour, carrying all the morbid fascination of a tabloid celebrity exposé. But this isn't a memorial to (or a mockery of) the singer's life and musical career; it's an artfully made, near-satirical reflection of how numb and destructive American values had become during the 1970s.

              I was lucky to catch a rare theatrical screening (at the York Theater in San Francisco) in the summer of 1988, three years before the film was banned for its unauthorized use of copyrighted music.
              9addisonma

              Sublimely Brilliant and Subversive

              Unexplainably brilliant. You have to see it to believe it, really.

              Understandably suppressed by Richard--I won't spoil it for you--it is at turns hiariously bitchy, grotesque, tender, and cruel. At the same time, it elevates the subject matter, leaving this viewer with a much deeper sense of appreciation for the Karen. I laughed at them, and it made my like both of them more.

              The story is dramatized through carefully and minutely constructed sets populated by Barbie dolls clothed in carefully crafted period clothes. Karen's descent into anorexia is represented through whittling down the face and arms of the Barbie doll that portrays her, which has an effect both hilarious and disturbing.

              All in all, it feels so much like a "real" documentary, I can't tell you that it isn't. It's treatment of the subject of annorexia and it's effect on Karen's life is at once silly and serious.

              I saw it on DVD. The box had next to nothing printed on it. It was obviously bootlegged from somewhere, but the print I saw had good quality audio and visual.
              rannofxcid

              Brilliance and barbie dolls

              I found out about this movie in the 50 greatest cult films issue of Entertainment Weekly. It sounded like a funny, semi-serious biography of Karen Carpenter, whose music I do happen to enjoy. When I finally watched it, I realized that the movie was a very serious and in depth look at anorexia. It's haunting, brilliant, moving, and touching. I had never seen the life of an anorexic person played out so well as by that barbie doll. It's a shame that this film has not been widely distributed, because it's a darn fine movie that is very educational.
              jpm242

              Excellent

              I recently saw Superstar in an art class of mine, having heard about the film for over ten years. I had been dying to get my hands on a copy, and was extremely excited about seeing it. It surpassed every expectation I had. I can't imagine the story being done any other way with Barbie dolls. When "Karen" is talking about how she feels fat, one can't help but look at the irony that she is being played by a stick thin Barbie but still insists she's fat--just as Karen couldn't see that in real life. Not preachy or cheesy at all, the "dolls" manage to inject more humanity in the film than actors could. One of the most beautiful, poignant shots ever is in Superstar--Karen Carpenter, alone in the studio, singing a very sad song as the camera pans up and the lights grow dim, the only visible thing her shining face and her echoing, melancholy voice. Do whatever you have to do to see this!!
              10dbborroughs

              One of the Best Films Ever

              Squashed by the Carpenter estate this film is all but impossible to see. I think it has less to do with "unauthorized" use of Carpenter songs then the fact that Karen's family comes across as monsters and largely responsible for her death.

              Quite simply this film is a kick in the face, a punch to the gut and utterly heartbreaking. Despite the fact that the film is told with "Barbies" this film moves you to tears. We watch as she is manipulated in to performing and pushed ever onward with little or no control of her life. This is cross cut with scenes of the time period and with information about her condition. The entire film is scored with the music of the Carpenters as well as the other hits of the period. You will be moved.

              If you want to see great film making or great story telling find this film and see it. 10 out of 10.

              Frankly this film should be seen by more people then those dogged enough to search it out since despite the tragedy it could be someone's ray of hope out of the darkness.

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              • Anecdotes
                The film was pulled from circulation in 1990, after a cease-and-desist order for unauthorized use of The Carpenters' music. As of 2016, sale or distribution of the film remains illegal. Hundreds of bootleg copies have been sold.
              • Gaffes
                In the opening sequence, as the camera rounds the corner on its way into Karen's bedroom, a crew member is visible at the end of the hallway.
              • Citations

                Narrator: There is a discouragingly high failure rate in the treatment of anorexia. The refusal to eat is so annoying to doctors and family that intervention seems to focus entirely on trying to make the sufferer eat. When the anorectic is unable to comply with the dietary plan, she is often force fed. In these cases, the patient is considered officially recovered when the normal weight is reached and appropriate sex role functioning achieved. Ultimately treatments which assert absolute control over the patient's life only contribute to anorectic behavior, which is often the result of highly controlled, familial environments.

              • Crédits fous
                There are no ending credits, the film ends after shots of newspaper headlines detailing Karen Carpenter's death.
              • Connexions
                Featured in Playing Columbine (2008)
              • Bandes originales
                Superstar
                Written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell

                Performed by The Carpenters

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              • Date de sortie
                • 15 juillet 1987 (États-Unis)
              • Pays d’origine
                • États-Unis
              • Langue
                • Anglais
              • Aussi connu sous le nom de
                • Суперзвезда: История Карен Карпентер
              • Société de production
                • Iced Tea Productions
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              • Durée
                43 minutes
              • Couleur
                • Color
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                • Mono
              • Rapport de forme
                • 1.33 : 1

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