"The Princess of Pop"
or
"the female version of Michael Jackson"
... This is how the singer Whitney Houston was nicknamed - and still is nicknamed.
More than ten years after his tragic death in a Beverly Hills hotel room, the interpreter of
I will always love you
is at the heart of Benoît Cressent's latest documentary.
Whitney Houston, investigation into a tragic destiny
is to be found this Monday, February 6 at 9:10 p.m. on RMC Story.
This is not the first documentary on the world icon, however, it stands out very clearly from its predecessors.
Here, the spine proves to be the artist's ailments.
Throughout the 54 minutes that make up the documentary, Whitney Houston's flaws are revealed, as if to subtly guide us towards the tragic fate she has known.
If his life and career were to be summed up in one sentence,
“from success to exploding mid-flight”
would fit.
A brand image
"The artist of all records"
, launches the voiceover from the start, this same male voice which serves as a guide throughout the documentary and which allows you to link archive footage and interviews with specialists.
Her
“200
million albums and over 400 accolades”
make her the most awarded artist in the world.
And if the beginning of her story is like a fairy tale, we learn that the smooth brand image of a young model woman hid a completely different Whitney Houston.
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Assumed bisexual and particularly committed to her community, she had to, overnight, conform to the mold imposed by Clive Davis, the president of the Arista record company with which she signed her first contract.
However, her true personality will resurface for a short time to give way to a woman lost in the maze of drugs, alcohol and manipulation.
A documentary which, without questioning the exceptional talent of Whitney Houston, brings to light, unvarnished, the truth of her descent into hell.
