2020
TV-14
Eagle Rock
1 h 29 m

2020
TV-14
Eagle Rock
1 h 29 m

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

Summary Tracing the story of Ella Fitzgerald’s life, this documentary film explores how her music became a soundtrack for a tumultuous century. From a 1934 talent contest at the Apollo theatre in Harlem, the film follows Ella’s extraordinary journey across 5 decades as she reflects the passions and troubles of the times in her music and her life...

Directed By: Leslie Woodhead

2020
TV-14
Eagle Rock
1 h 29 m

2020
TV-14
Eagle Rock
1 h 29 m

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

Name: Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
Released: 2020-06-26
Duration: 1 min 29 s
Rating: 64
Cast: Ella Fitzgerald, Norma Miller, Ray Brown Jr., Laura Mvula, Margo Jefferson

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Leslie Woodhead

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Variety

Jun 29, 2020

Woodhead’s movie is at its best in how neatly it delineates the different musical phases of Fitzgerald’s career.

By Chris Willman FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Jun 25, 2020

Gathering new interviews and a fine selection of archival material, British documentarian Leslie Woodhead tells Fitzgerald's story with a sure feel for the joyous swing and sultry depths of that voice, and a sensitive eye on the complexities of life as a self-made Black woman in 20th century America.

By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW

San Francisco Chronicle

Jun 25, 2020

The best thing about Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things, other than the music, is the way it evokes an era and reminds us that its subject was one of the great voices of the 20th century.

By G. Allen Johnson FULL REVIEW

Austin Chronicle

Jun 25, 2020

Just One of Those Things checks off all the stream-age doc boxes: unheard audio, unseen home movies, color from family, collaborator-peers, and celebs.

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The New York Times

Jun 25, 2020

It proceeds dryly and largely chronologically through her life, sometimes with an awkward sense of proportion.

By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Eagle Rock Film Productions

Release Date Jun 26, 2020

Duration 1 h 29 m

Rating TV-14

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Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

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Ella Fitzgerald

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Norma Miller

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Ray Brown Jr.

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Laura Mvula

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Margo Jefferson

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Gregg Field

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Will Friedwald

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Tony Bennett

Self

Judith Tick

Self - Author of 'Ella Fitzgerald. A Biography. Life, Work, Legacy'

Patti Austin

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Smokey Robinson

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Johnny Mathis

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Jamie Cullum

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Dizzy Gillespie

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Kenny Barron

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Cleo Laine

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Norman Granz

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George Wein

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André Previn

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Ted Hershorn

Self - Author of 'Norman Granz: The Man Who Used Jazz for Justice'

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