George Michael: Portrait of an Artist review — a loving, nuanced ...

George Michael: Portrait of an ArtistChannel 4★★★★☆

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“The demons got the better of him, but he left us with so many angels.” This lovely tribute to the very lovely George Michael came from the art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon, who might not seem an obvious talking head in a film dedicated to a pop megastar, but turned out to be one of the most eloquent contributors in George Michael: Portrait of an Artist. So was Stevie Wonder, who said simply: “I felt the cry in his voice.” The journalist and broadcaster Pete Paphides said that Michael’s music “had a way of creating a dialogue between your hips and your heart”.

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