The biographical documentary of the hit performer My heart will go on, I’m Celine Dionpremiered this Tuesday 25th in Amazon Prime Video and revealed shocking records about the singer’s health, who suffers from Rigid Person Syndrome. It was in 2022 that the artist made her health status public and, currently, she stays away from the stage and the public eye, except for occasional appearances, such as at the past Grammy Awards.
“This film contains shocking scenes of medical trauma. Viewers are advised to exercise caution.”is the text that opens the audiovisual record of 1 hour and 43 minutes. In the documentary film, directed by Irene Taylor, the following are declassified: the details of the disease he suffers from Celine Dion 17 years ago and began with vocal spasmsas she herself explains.
In addition to highlighting the challenges of the disease and how it impacts her musical career, the piece explores Dion’s childhood, her pregnancies, and the death of her husband and father of her children, René Angélil, in 2016.
There are two videos that have caused a stir after the release of the documentaryThe first of these appears within the first 5 minutes and shows the singer on the floor of a hotel room, being attended to by her physiotherapist and health personnel.
“Last year I got so bad I couldn’t even walk. I lost my balance and it hurt a lot. “I still can’t use my voice. I miss music a lot, but I miss people too,” Dion says.
However, It is the second crisis that aroused the greatest concern. This happened during the filming of the film. and can be viewed at the end of the record. As revealed by the director, Irene Taylor, it was the singer herself who authorized the use of the recording. It’s more, You can see how her physiotherapist asks her if she wants the cameramen to leave, to which she responds no.
“When I try to breathe, my lungs are fine. The thing in front of my lungs gets so stiff because of Stiff Person Syndrome, that I… (sings with difficulty) That’s what happens, and I have a hard time hearing that… and show this to you guys. I don’t want people to hear it”says the Canadian singer through tears.
Thus, the documentary contrasts his testimony about the treatment of an illness without a cure, with moments from his splendid past in music.
In 2022, Céline Dion informed her followers and the world that she would not be able to continue with her musical commitments, as she was suffering from a strange illness: Stiff Person Syndrome. Although she commented on her state of health, she did not give further information on the matter.
What it reveals I am Celine Dion The singer has suffered from this syndrome for 17 years, that is, while she was still active on stage. In this way, the singer recounts in the recording what it was like to live with the illness in silence and alongside a demanding musical career.
“I need my instrument. And my instrument wasn’t working. So we upped the dose. The medication has its duration. It was full of adrenaline and you could hear the audience: ‘Céline, Céline, Céline!’ It was over after 20 minutes. I left the dressing room, went backstage and wished everyone luck. The public went crazy (…) But then I felt a spasm and my voice rose. The medication had worn off. It was over. They were 80 and 90 milligrams of diazepam per day. “One medicine of many.”
Likewise, she detailed the “traps” – as she called them – that she did to be able to face the concerts. “He played the microphone as if it were not working (…) There were times when we had to stop the concert. A quick change, but it never came back. The lie weighs a lot now” he adds regretfully.
“When I had to cancel concerts we had to explain it to the public and the people. Lying. I can’t keep lying“From sinusitis to ear infections. Anything,” he adds.
After two years retired from music, Céline Dion intends to sing again, according to Prime Video records. Her progress is slow and could not be said to be certain. Even, It is after numerous attempts to interpret her songs that the artist suffers one of the crises which was immortalized in the documentary.
The audiovisual record is interspersed between the present and the past, with video testimonies from Céline Dion, fragments of interviews and her own narration. Thus, the film also provides personal history of the 56-year-old artist.
With thirteen brothers and sisters, Céline Dion remembers the harsh financial moments her family experienced and the fortitude of his parents, who met through music. “My parents gave up their dreams for us. Dad worked, and Mom did her best. But sometimes there was nothing in the fridge. He never told us that we had nothing to eat”, he relates.
Likewise, he recalled his first forays into music. “She didn’t used to sing alone. She sang at the age of five on the kitchen table. I sang for my audience, which was my family (…) I pretended I was on stage and giving a concert.”
Through this story, the singer wants to make one thing clear: she and music have always been one. This explains the drama of her current condition, where her main instrument, her voice, is disrupted by this strange condition. “I did not invent the person I am today. I didn’t create myself. “It’s what I am”sentence.
The documentary also dedicates a space to the family she formed with René Angélil, who was her manager and husband since 1994. In the record, it delves into the personal and media impact that Céline Dion’s first son, René, caused. “I dreamed about this a lot. It was like knowing life for the first time. I have been in show business for 20 years. I always gave everything. I gave my life, but I couldn’t live it,” she says in an interview that the film rescues.
In addition, images of his other two children are shown, the twins Eddie and Nelson, who appear recurrently in the film at their mother’s home.
Despite the raw and emotional nature of the documentary, the artist delivers a message of hope and resilience. “If I can’t run, I will walk. If I can’t walk, I will crawl. I will not stop”she says determinedly through tears.
