"Perfection is a battle that you'll never win." Ams Pictures has revealed an official trailer for a documentary titled Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection, a look back biopic at the beloved American singer and drummer. Karen Carpenter was half of the sibling duo the Carpenters, but died at only the young age of 32. Now forty years after her death, this doc reveals astounding new insight into the singer's tragically short life and enduring musical legacy. Utilizing unreleased recordings and celebrity interviews – including with Olivia Newton-John, Cynthia Gibb, Suzanne Somers, Kristin Chenoweth, Carnie Wilson, Bob James and Carol Burnett – the documentary sheds light on the musician's challenges with eating disorders. Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection is a "captivating, revealing, and unvarnished doc providing astounding new insight into the singer’s tragically short life and enduring musical legacy." This looks like a tough look at Karen and her harsh struggles with anorexia & fame.
- 2/10/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Ams Pictures has released the trailer for its new documentary “Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection,” which celebrates the pop singer’s life and music as well as details her untimely death after struggling with anorexia nervosa.
The Carpenters were a top musical act in the 1970s with songs such as “Close to You” and “We’ve Only Just Begun.” However, Karen’s chase for perfection and struggle with the at-the-time vastly misunderstood eating disorder led to her death at age 32.
Using unreleased recordings and celebrity interviews – including with Olivia Newton-John, Cynthia Gibb, Suzanne Somers, Kristin Chenoweth, Carnie Wilson, Bob James and Carol Burnett – the documentary sheds light on the singer’s short life and musical legacy.
The documentary was directed by Randy Martin and produced and written by Randy Schmidt. Brad Osborne produced and edited the film, and Carnie Wilson (of the pop band Wilson Phillips) and Andy Streitfeld executive produced the documentary.
The Carpenters were a top musical act in the 1970s with songs such as “Close to You” and “We’ve Only Just Begun.” However, Karen’s chase for perfection and struggle with the at-the-time vastly misunderstood eating disorder led to her death at age 32.
Using unreleased recordings and celebrity interviews – including with Olivia Newton-John, Cynthia Gibb, Suzanne Somers, Kristin Chenoweth, Carnie Wilson, Bob James and Carol Burnett – the documentary sheds light on the singer’s short life and musical legacy.
The documentary was directed by Randy Martin and produced and written by Randy Schmidt. Brad Osborne produced and edited the film, and Carnie Wilson (of the pop band Wilson Phillips) and Andy Streitfeld executive produced the documentary.
- 2/9/2023
- by Julia MacCary and Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
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- 8/30/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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