Celine Dion assures that his “passion as artist will never disappear” despite its problems of healthwhich are, according to her, only a small part of her monumental history.
“I’m not dead,” the singer told AFP on the red carpet on Monday, before the premiere of the heartbreaking but also joyful documentary film “Yo soy: Celine Dion” (Am: Celine Dion).
The film focuses on his brilliant career and in the most recent problems derived from a rare disease neurological condition that has forced him to retire from the stage.
For the artist Canadian, the decision to speak about his disease in it documentary film is both “the greatest gift and the greatest responsibility” and hopes to serve as inspiration to people with similar situations.
“Is hard being here,” he acknowledged before the press, although “at the same time, I am very moved“he said in his native French.
“I feel like I still have a lot support and a lot love and I hope this documentary film help, because it helped me a lot,” he said, detailing his gratitude to his familyhis medical team and his fans in this “eternal fight” and daily.
“Authentic”
The artist 56-year-old, known among other hits for “My Heart Will Go On”, from the “Titanic” soundtrack, revealed in December 2022 that she had been diagnosed with syndrome of the rigid person (RSP), a progressive autoimmune disorder that has no cure, and which forced him to cancel his performances indefinitely.
He treatment helps relieve symptoms this diseasewhich can cause muscle stiffness in the torso, arms, and legs and severe spasms that can cause your voice breaks uncontrollably.
Irene Taylor, the director of the film, told AFP that the only request from Dion had been to be able to tell your own historyin his own words.
“It was like music to my storyteller ears,” Taylor said. “She opened up and was very authentic,” both “in her happiness as in his suffering,” said the director.
“Letter of love“
He documentary film offers images charismatic archive artistas well as tender scenes at home with her children and dogs that offer a quirky and cozy portrait of Celine as a mother.
But the film also documents the seriousness of pain of Dionincluding a long sequence which shows in excruciating detail the singer suffering an attack. The episode leaves her motionless and unable to speak, which moved many viewers to tears.
But the common thread of documentary film It’s not so much your disease but his love by familyfriends and music.
She is visibly tormented by the loss of her voice privileged, but it is your happiness of living and his unwavering sense of humor that shines in the film.
He documentary film about Dionwhich has sold more than 250 million albums throughout its long career. careerwill be available worldwide on June 25 on Prime Video.
At the beginning of this year, Dion made a appearance surprise in the Grammy to present the award for Album of the Year, awarded to Taylor Swift. But she has rarely appeared publicly since she announced that she had MRS.
Before the screening, in front of a packed Manhattan theater, Dion She compared herself to a Apple treea metaphor that he also uses in the film: he has always felt that he had to produce fruits brilliant for fans who were willing to pay large amounts of money to see it.
Dion he was excited until tears describing a recent comment from a fan, who told him in a message: “We’re not here for the apples…we’re here for the tree.”
“This movie is my letter of love to each one of you,” he said amidst a great applause. “And I hope to see you all again very soon.”
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