Let the Canary Sing is a 2023 American documentary film about the life of Cyndi Lauper. It is produced and directed by Alison Ellwood. It was released in June 2024 on Paramount+.
Release The film premiered at the Tribeca Festival in June 2023. It was released on Paramount+ on June 4, 2024. One day before the release, Lauper announced that she would be holding one last series of concerts known as the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour prior to retiring from touring altogether.
Reception Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
John Paul King of the Washington Blade stated the film "has the power to make viewers into true believers not only in her talent, but in her message of acceptance, inclusion, and unconditional love." Owen Gleiberman of Variety stated the film "does an excellent job of tracing how Cyndi Lauper came to be...Cyndi Lauper," while also stating "yet it's sort of an idiosyncratic movie, because that's all it does."
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the documentary was released on May 31, 2024.
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