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What Happened Miss Simone No Rest For A Love Starved Girl

WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?
No Rest For
A Love-Starved Girl

October 14, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

What Happened, Miss Simone, Liz Garbus’ documentary of the brilliant and troubled Nina Simone’s life, ends by diagnosing Miss Simone with bipolar disorder. Does that explain her outrageous behavior? I don’t think so. Those with bipolar disorder are taken over by extremes of moods. But, in my experience, there’s much more to being bipolar than …

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No Rest For
A Love-Starved Girl

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“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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