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The upcoming biographical drama film Back to Black has received a trailer from Focus Features. Centered on the life of singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, the trailer showcases her journey in the music industry. The film stars Marisa Abela in the lead role as Winehouse, who passed away at 27.
According to Focus Features, the synopsis for the film reads,
“The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse's early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame.”
The synopsis further reads,
“Told through Amy's eyes and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film explores and embraces the many layers of the iconic artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.”
Back to Black trailer explored
Amy Winehouse’s musical journey begins
The trailer for Back to Black starts with Abela as Winehouse as she plays guitar in her room. She aspires to be a singer and wants people to hear her voice. Following that, we see Winehouse performing in a music concert, where people are cheering her by calling her name, “Amy Winehouse!”.
In the next scene, she wants people to forget their troubles for five minutes after listening to her music. The trailer also shows Winehouse recording her first song.
Winehouse’s voice casts magic in the music world
The trailer then showcases scenes of her music concerts and her first recording with Winehouse, citing popular singers Sarah Vaughan and Lauryn Hill as inspiration. Responding to someone on the phone, she says, “I ain’t no Spice Girl.” A voiceover in the background also defines her journey by saying, “From primary school to sell-out concerts.”
We can also hear people praising her voice and saying that her voice is one of the best they have heard. In one scene, Winehouse’s father, Mitch Winehouse, played by Eddie Marsan, is also heard praising his daughter while driving a car, where he says, “That’s my daughter, that’s my Amy.”
Winehouse rules UK Album Charts
As the trailer comes to an end, it also shows snippets of her love life with her future ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, played by Jack O’Connell. Following that, Winehouse’s album becomes an instant hit. She is also told that her album is number one around the world, defining it as the “highest charting album.”
If the dialogue is analyzed, the album referred to as the “highest charting album” is the singer's debut album, Frank, which was released in October 2003.
Ensemble Cast
Sam Taylor-Johnson has added his directorial vision to Back to Black, based on the screenplay by Matt Greenhalgh. Maris Abela stars as Amy Winehouse, with Jack O'Connell as Blake Fielder-Civil, Eddie Marsan as Mitch Winehouse, Juliet Cowan as Janis Winehouse, and Lesley Manville as Cynthia Winehouse.
Back to Black is produced by Alison Owen, Debra Hayward, and Nicky Kentish-Barnes. Monumental Pictures and StudioCanal have bankrolled the project.
Stay tuned to learn more about Back to Black as the film makes its theatrical debut on April 12, 2024, in the UK and May 17, 2024, in the US.
