Discovered at a Rolling Stones party at the age of 17, Marianne Faithfull broke out in the early '60s with the Jagger/Richards song "
As Tears Go By." Faithfull's liaison with Mick Jagger kept her in the public eye. In the '70s, she struggled with addiction, but she made a triumphant comeback in her 30s, and became a critically acclaimed rock cabaret singer.
Also, critic-at-large John Powers reviews the Brazilian film
I'm Still Here, which he describes as a "moving, inspiring, beautifully made story about learning to confront tyranny."
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