https://routes-mag.com/school-time-screening-what-happened-miss-simone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=school-time-screening-what-happened-miss-simone A Guide to African-American Culture Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:27:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://routes-mag.com/school-time-screening-what-happened-miss-simone/#comment-7503 Tue, 03 May 2016 20:25:19 +0000 http://routes-mag.com/?p=8453#comment-7503 I wish the other, uplifting documentary, “THE AMAZING NINA SIMONE” by Jeff L. Lieberman, got nearly as much play as the sad “What Happened, Miss Simone.” The Amazing Nina Simone” was put together with her brother and shared so much more information, pictures, and interviews of her rise as a child prodigy and her first marriage (which was not to the abusive husband in “What Happened, Miss Simone”). It also gave a more detailed account of her final years -AFTER living in sad hovels, her final home was a french villa where she was catered to by a dubious assistant. “The Amazing…” like it’s title, emphasizes Nina’s amazing talents and triumphs against great odds. Whereas “What Happened…” neglects so much of the beauty and grace in her life, but speaks of some in order to highlight her loss.

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