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Stardom and sorrow: Whitney Houston

① A new documentary about the legendary diva will be released next Friday.

② It is the second about her life, coming only a year after the first.

③ But this one is particularly compelling: replete with previously unseen footage and interviews with Houston's closest confidants, it received a roaring reception at the Cannes Film Festival last month for its poignant portrayal of her tragic trajectory.

④ The skilful touch of Kevin Macdonald, the Oscar-winning director at the helm, no doubt helped.

⑤ Mr Macdonald embarked on the film eager to challenge cliches about Houston's drug-fuelled legacy, a dependency that led her to an early death in 2012.

⑥ As he noted in Vanity Fair, however, that was a difficult feat: "There was something very disturbed about her, because she was never comfortable in her own skin."

⑦ Shocking family secrets are revealed, and the devastating toll of a punishing tour schedule is undeniable.

⑧ Behind the dance-floor classics, there was terrible sadness.

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校稿：西兰花小分队

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