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Shirley Bassey - Divas Are Forever [2000]
 
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Shirley Bassey - Divas Are Forever [2000]
DVD ~ Shirley Bassey
5.0 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Shirley Bassey
  • Directors: Alan Lewens
  • Format: Full Screen, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Dec 1999
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
  • DVD Features:
    • Main Language: English
    • Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital Stereo
    • Disc Format: DVD 5
  • ASIN: B00004D0FW
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 63,733 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Shirley Bassey is show business royalty and Divas Are Forever is an inspired attempt to create a documentary around a concert given during the Diamond Awards Festival in Belgium. The setting is perfect, with the Dame rising supremely above the innate vulgarity of the event. You can cut straight to the songs if you want, and you won't be disappointed: all her hits are here, from "Goldfinger" to "Big Spender". The voice is clearly one of the great instruments of popular music. She seems to regret being pigeonholed as "Bassey the belter", but her vocal chords weren't built for small rooms or smoky nightclubs. Each number is a high-octane emotional set piece in which she always stops just short of travestying her own inimitable style. The real interest, though, lies in the glimpses of the star's life on the road. There are some splendidly sticky moments that leave her flunkies dodging the barbs. The tantrum she throws during the video shoot with the Propellerheads for "History Repeating" is a gem. And the negotiations for her to be presented with a jewel as the "surprise" climax to her concert leave you with no doubt that this diva knows her own worth. --Piers Ford

Special Features
4:3 Full Frame
DVD 5
English
Region 0
Dolby Digital Stereo English
Dolby Digital Stereo


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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Our Greatest Female Singer!, 9 Nov 2003
A better title for this DVD should have been Shirley Bassey - Living Legend. Why it had to be Divas Are Forever I don't know. What you are witnessing in this film is one of the most stunning and exciting performers of all time. Her ability to express the emotions of a lyric are incredible and powerful, she sings how you feel and the result is spellbinding. I can't think of another person living on this planet that can do this as well, and I've been around for a while! As for this DVD in particular, it's a pity the camera shots were not closer to her on the stage. The dinner party scene was nonsense and should have been cut, but apart from this small slip up it is a fantastic DVD to get if you are a great fan or just an admirer. It sounds superb on DVD, and I only wish there were more songs to hear. The start menu is great as you can select the songs and go straight to your favourite. I recommend anyone to purchase this and witness the incomparable Shirley Bassey, I love her!!
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