Did you also enjoy the romantic music from A Star Is Born film with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga? The chemistry between the two of them burst off the screen and musically they made a big impression with the song duo song Shallow for which they received several awards and their performance with this song during the Oscar ceremony in 2019 was the highlight of the evening. In this blog I will take you through the music film A Star Is Born, the story, the music, but many more facts. Have fun!

A Star Is Born is an American romantic music film based on a small core true story that has been released in a total of four. The original film was made in 1937 under the direction of director William A. Wellman. The two lead actors at the time were actress Janet Gaynor and actor Fredric March. This film was nominated seven times for the Oscars and it received an Oscar for best story. In 1954, the film was released for the first time. This time it was directed by film director George Cukor. The leading roles were played by actress and singer Judy Garland and actor James Mason.

In 1976, the film was released for the second time under the direction of director Frank Pierson. The leading roles were played by actress and singer Barbara Streisand and actor and singer Kris Kristofferson. For the third time, this film was released in 2018 under the direction of Bradley Cooper who also played one of the main roles in the film as an actor and singer. The other lead role was filled by singer, dancer and actress Lady GaGa. In this latest fourth version of the film, the director is also one of the lead actors and the names of the two lead actors have also changed compared to the previous releases. Also, the ending of the film is different from the 1976 version. In 1976, there is a car accident and in 2018, suicide by hanging in the garage.

Look at a compilation of A Star Is Born four times and see the different actors and filmsets. On the right you can see the Official Trailer of A Star Is Born 2018.

Country singer Jackson Maine played by Bradley Cooper meets waitress and singer Ally played by Lady GaGa in a bar and Jackson is charmed by Ally's voice and wants to make music with her. Ally also writes her own music, but will never sing her own, she says. Jackson encourages her to continue writing songs and to sing them too. Then Ally is noticed by a producer who wants to help her further in her singing career. Ally becomes successful and changes more and more from the girl in the bar to a music artist. Jackson has trouble with Ally's success and struggles with a drinking problem that gets worse as Ally becomes more and more successful. This causes tension between the two and becomes a toxic relationship. Jackson promises to get better and goes to rehab to work on his drinking addiction.

Meanwhile, Ally's success grows. Despite his efforts to kick the habit, Jackson cannot stay off the booze and suffers from tinnitus, which makes his performances less successful. The story has a sad ending. Jackson can no longer handle Ally's success and when he promises to go to her concert, he commits suicide shortly after Ally leaves home. The question that has been asked is whether this story is a true one. Opinions are divided on this. In part, you can see the course of the success of Lady Gaga who plays the role of Ally in this film.

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