Fans of the legendary singer and actress Whitney Houston, who died untimely, can see her again on the screen. On August 17, the last picture with the star was released in the United States. Whitney played her fourth role in Sparkle.
Filming for Glitter ended just three months before Houston's death. The body of a celebrity was found in a room at the Los Angeles Beverly Hilton hotel on the night of February 12, 2012. Houston drowned in a bathtub. In her room, the police seized drugs containing narcotic substances. But later, experts said that they were not the cause of the death of the singer.
Versions appeared in the press that Houston had a heart failure, and the use of cocaine and antidepressants provoked an attack. The singer would have turned 49 in August 2012, but she did not live to see her birthday, as well as the premiere of the long-awaited picture. But everyone expected that the film would become a kind of beginning of the singer's return to life.
The film, shot by the little-known American director Salim Akila, has many parallels with the life of Houston herself. Probably, it is because of this that she dreamed of creating it for 12 years. After all, the main characters of "Shine", like Whitney, went through fire, water and copper pipes, fought against alcohol and drug addiction.
The plot of the film is based on the true story of the female musical group The Supremes. It was in this group that the famous Diana Ross's career began. The action takes place in the 50s in Harlem and in the 60s in Chicago. The film tells about three talented sisters who first sang in the church choir, and then achieved success and became popular singers.
However, the burden of fame turns out to be an unbearable burden for girls. They become victims of a drug dealer. The heroine Whitney Houston (Emma) is the mother of aspiring stars who raised her daughters without a husband. Her fate is somewhat similar to that of a pop diva. She also grew up in a poor neighborhood, she herself went to recognition and achieved it, had problems with drugs and alcohol.
The film's budget was $ 17 million. The film is a remake of the 1976 tape. Interestingly, Akila had previously tried to film "Shine", but the attempt ended in failure due to the death in a car accident of Alaya, an actress and singer approved for one of the main roles.
The successful version of the tape features a song performed by Houston. This is the popular American version of Celebrate. Also on the soundtrack is Whitney's duet with rising pop star Jordin Sparks (she plays the lead role). It is not yet known whether the film will be released in Russia.
