this be a most exciting and gripping and fabulous film . bette midler electrify performance be worthy of best actress . the janis joplin type performance be stun her heart and soul be in her voice which pulsate and vibrate into your very be and sends shock wave of electricity tingle coolly down the back of your spine touch your very soul . this be a gut wrenching experience that teach nothing but make you experience everything . i love this film and the music and the voice and performance of bette midler . what a thrill it be to see an artist like bette midler perform to such an extreme and lofty level . what a dazzling radiant star that burn so brightly for so short a time and then be so suddenly and prematurely snuff out . but when an artist give so much of herself in every song she sing and it be no wonder that her life be slowly drain and eventually terminate by the fan who love her . i be work with the canadian film institute in 1980 and one year after the release of this film and and we put on a festival in ottawa at the national film archive theatre in july . we start out with the rise at 8pm and then conclude with crawley film academy award win documentary film janis at 11pm . it be just like a live rock concert . the crowd be in a frenzy . the only thing miss be jimi hendrix . love this one . real entertainment and excitement . i should note that the director and mark rydell and do an overview commentary on the dvd version of this film and it be like take a university level cinematic study course . he make interesting and relevant comment on every scene in the film and it be well worth listen to . highly informative and fascinating .