Lady Gaga: “A Star is Born reflects the reality of the star system”
Quick meeting with the singer-turned-actress, at the heart of Bradley Cooper’s pop melodrama, to be seen again this evening on TF1.
Lady Gaga will be the star of the first channel this evening via the rebroadcast ofA Star is Bornthe new version of the famous musical comedy directed by Bradley Cooper, then a documentary dedicated to the singer and actress. We met her in September 2018, a few days before the French release of this film which was a great success. Flashback, while waiting to find her in Joker: Folie à deux, at the end of the year at the cinema. As for the actor and director, he is back on Netflix with another musical project, Maestro.
First: The idea of the different successive versions of A Star is Bornis to reflect the reality of the star system at a given moment?
Lady Gaga : Totally, and I also find that the portrayal of the music industry that our film offers is very fair, very honest. If a young artist crosses paths with an important manager who wants to make her a superstar, he will make suggestions, introduce her to choreographers, transform her, etc. I know because all this happened to me! Along the way, we fear losing our integrity. That’s what Ally (his character in the film) said at one point: “I don’t want to lose the part of me that’s talented. »
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Bradley Cooper is pretty good at music, right?
Severe ! He’s a real artist, a real singer. One day we were in the studio working on one of Jackson Maine’s songs (Bradley Cooper’s character in the film), and he showed up and started moaning: ” But what is this ? That’s not the sound of Jack! » I said to myself : “Oh, oh, you take music seriously. » It was a good sign. All the singing scenes in the film were shot live, there is never playback.
There were three versions ofA star Is Born before your film, which one is your favorite?
Sorry, I can’t answer this question, I don’t want to offend anyone! But just know that Judy Garland is my favorite actress of all time… It’s no coincidence that I’m humming Somewhere over the rainbow at the beginning of the film.
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The story ofA Star is Born : A somewhat forgotten country star, Jackson Maine discovers Ally, a very promising young singer. As they fall madly in love with each other, Jack propels Ally to the forefront and makes her an artist adored by the public. Soon eclipsed by the success of the young woman, he experiences his own decline more and more uncomfortably…
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