The Sparkle, a remake of the 1976 film, directed by Salim Akil, was the last to feature the famous singer Whitney Houston. The film is set in Harlem, a Negro neighborhood in New York, in the 50s of the 20th century.
The plot of the film "Sparkle" is sad: the heroine of Houston is trying to help her adult daughters, to warn them against mistakes, but all her efforts are in vain. The daughters - former singers - had a failed career in show business, they are bitterly disappointed, embittered, feel like no one needs losers, and therefore begin to seek solace in alcohol and drugs. The mother is in despair, seeing how they destroy themselves, but can do nothing. As a result, one of the daughters dies from a drug overdose.
The genre of the film is a musical melodrama. Whitney Houston performed two songs in it. The plot of the film is in many ways similar to the biography of the singer herself. Unfortunately, Houston was not immune to drug problems. A talented singer with amazing vocal skills, one of the most popular and commercially successful, she was no less famous for her scandalous antics and problems with the law. The singer was repeatedly detained on charges of violating public order and drug trafficking. She underwent treatment in the most famous and expensive clinics. But, alas, Whitney Houston could not get rid of this addiction.
On February 11, 2012, the singer was found dead in the bathtub of a hotel room in Beverly Hills. Autopsy results showed that Whitney Houston drowned, likely unconscious due to a heart attack. The attack could have been triggered by the use of cocaine. The singer's blood test showed that in addition to cocaine, Whitney Houston used marijuana, as well as several other drugs, which in the aggregate could also lead to loss of consciousness. The police came to the conclusion that the singer's death was due to natural reasons, there was no crime in her. The case was closed.
On February 19, Whitney Houston, who lived only 48 years old, was buried next to her father's grave. And the film "Sparkle", which became her last, was released on August 17, 2012.
