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A look at the life and music of singer Beyonce Knowles.A look at the life and music of singer Beyonce Knowles.A look at the life and music of singer Beyonce Knowles.
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- 1 nomination
Ilan Y. Benatar
- Self - Interviewer
- (as Ilan Benatar)
Ebony Knowles
- Self
- (archive footage)
Mathew Knowles
- Self - Beyoncé Knowles' Father
- (archive footage)
Kelly Rowland
- Self
- (archive footage)
Michelle Williams
- Self
- (archive footage)
Sarah Alice Burns
- Self - Dancer
- (as Sarah Burns)
Ksyn Cason
- Self - Dancer
- (as Tanesha Cason)
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Beyoncé: I said I'm going to take a risk and I'm going to bring R&B music back and I'm going to add bridges to songs and chord changes. I'm going to sing about love and do the opposite of what I thought I was going to do. I'm not going to try to be cool, forget being cool, I'm going to be honest, I'm going to be sad, I'm going to be passionate, I'm going to be vulnerable, I'm going to sing from my heart.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Go'kväll: Episode #32.30 (2013)
- SoundtracksLove on Top
Written by Beyoncé, Shea Taylor (as Robert Taylor) and The-Dream (as Terius Nash)
Performed by Beyoncé
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Beyoncé is the star, executive producer, narrator, co-writer and co-director of this film, which pretty much tells you what the real purpose of this "documentary" is. Only the true "beylievers" could enjoy this, for only Beyoncé's biggest fans could look beyond the amount of superficiality and narcissism in this film. It's essentially just the film equivalent of taking lots of flattering pictures of yourself.
Beyonce talks into her laptop camera like a narcissist staring at them self in the mirror with complete delight and fascination while she desperately tries to make herself appear a deep and thoughtful artist, but fails miserably because she's actually just a manufactured pop star.
Despite the fact that she dances around in tight clothes and sings subservient songs about men putting "a ring on it", Beyoncé also seems to think she's an authority on feminism, saying: "It's not about equal rights; it's about how we think." Ironically, I am still thinking that one over.
There is also one moment where Beyoncé hilariously lacks perspective and complains that this current generation is too obsessed with image and superficiality, when this is a superficial documentary that she made in order to enhance her image.
The only thing I learned from this film is how surprisingly unintelligent Beyonce is.
Beyonce talks into her laptop camera like a narcissist staring at them self in the mirror with complete delight and fascination while she desperately tries to make herself appear a deep and thoughtful artist, but fails miserably because she's actually just a manufactured pop star.
Despite the fact that she dances around in tight clothes and sings subservient songs about men putting "a ring on it", Beyoncé also seems to think she's an authority on feminism, saying: "It's not about equal rights; it's about how we think." Ironically, I am still thinking that one over.
There is also one moment where Beyoncé hilariously lacks perspective and complains that this current generation is too obsessed with image and superficiality, when this is a superficial documentary that she made in order to enhance her image.
The only thing I learned from this film is how surprisingly unintelligent Beyonce is.
- MrRockatansky
- Feb 21, 2013
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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By what name was Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream (2013) officially released in India in English?
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