...for a variety of reasons. But that doesn't mean it isn't an important window into the last year of Judy Garland's life. Renee Zellweger gives a bravura performance as Garland, and the obvious reality that so much of the narrative is, shall we say, conceptualized, gives Zellweger a much freer reign to create the character.
Judy Garland died 50 years ago, so this film, based on a 2005 musical play by Peter Quilter, is a long way from first hand information. And while the highlights - actual events - have always been well-known, the details are probably not. And this rendition is very dependent of those details. Since many who were close to Garland were, by the time of the underlying play probably long gone themselves, it is probably safe to assume that more than a bit of the narrative was left to "filling in the blanks." That is the strength of "Judy." We may never know the actual conversations - so important in this film, but they are undoubtedly as faithful as they need to be, and that is the strength of the film
Judy is probably not an historically accurate portrayal, but it doesn't need to.
Judy Garland died 50 years ago, so this film, based on a 2005 musical play by Peter Quilter, is a long way from first hand information. And while the highlights - actual events - have always been well-known, the details are probably not. And this rendition is very dependent of those details. Since many who were close to Garland were, by the time of the underlying play probably long gone themselves, it is probably safe to assume that more than a bit of the narrative was left to "filling in the blanks." That is the strength of "Judy." We may never know the actual conversations - so important in this film, but they are undoubtedly as faithful as they need to be, and that is the strength of the film
Judy is probably not an historically accurate portrayal, but it doesn't need to.