Judy Garland - The Concert Years

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Summary: The Essential Judy Moment
Review: You must see this doc for one reason - the very end. The very last song is Judy singing Over the Rainbow dressed as a tramp in her 1955 special. The picture has a harsh contrast and is a bit grainy, and Judy's voice is rough from emotion and strain, but none of that matters. She stops being Judy, the starved movie star and becomes Judy, aching soul of humanity. Every time I watch it I get goosebumps. The preceeding 90 minutes isn't bad and in fact its flaws - over-sentimental narration by Lorna Luft, white-washing Sid Luft's faults, heavy reliance on footage from the Judy Garland Show - kind of heighten the final effect. There are lots of great moments; 'Old Man River' and 'The Man that Got Away' are stand outs, also the first known footage of the Gumm Sisters and short bootleg filmclips of Judy at Carnegie Hall. This one is a great compilation to have.