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Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.3 / 100
2016·Biography / Drama / Music·1h 30m

LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL

It's 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, and Billie Holiday is giving one of her last performances interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music 4 months before her death.

Above the Line
Lonny Price·DirectorLanie Robertson·WriterRick Siegel·Director of PhotographyTim Weil·OrchestratorRob Burgos·Editor
Cast
Audra McDonald·Lady DayShelton Becton·Jimmy PowersDavid Michael Cefalu·Audience PatronKatie Lynn Cotaya·Waitress
Full Crew
(13 credits)
Directing· 1
Lonny Price·Director
Writing· 1
Lanie Robertson·Writer
Camera· 1
Rick Siegel·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Rob Burgos·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Tim Weil·Orchestrator
Art & Design· 3
Jim King·Art DirectionTracy Christensen·Costume DesignJames Noone·Set Designer
Production· 5
Stewart F. Lane·Executive ProducerBonnie Comley·Executive ProducerAllen Newman·ProducerJeff Rowland·Executive ProducerJames Knudsen·Supervising Producer
By the Numbers
68.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.8
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Melancholy, Soulful
Composition
Centered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The image is a theatrical poster featuring a Black woman in a white gown singing into a vintage microphone. She has a white flower in her hair and is wearing ea”

romance
Key Elements
MicrophoneGownBassPiano
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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