The film begins in 1982 with a handheld camera moving through the rooms of a suburban home. The film traces The Carpenters' career - their rise to stardom, mounting family tensions, and the ascendancy of Karen's' anorexia as the controlling factor in her life. The film is a straightforward docudrama except that its story is acted out by an ensemble of Barbie dolls working on miniaturized sets, with voice-overs providing the dialog. Superstar depicts the rise and depletion of Karen Carpenter, of The Carpenters fame, a pop duo (with her brother Richard) which rose to international popularity in the early to mid-Seventies on the strength of their soft melodic tunes. Written and produced by Cynthia Schneider and Todd Haynes ĭistributed by Apparatus Productions, 225 Lafayette St. * (They Long To Be) Close To You – Carpenters (Ending) * For All We Know – Carpenters (New York/Recovery montage) * This Masquerade – Carpenters (Karen meeting Tom Burris) * Don't Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John with Kiki Dee (Karen's housewarming party) * Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain & Tennille (scene when naked body parts are shown) * Rainy Days and Mondays – Carpenters (at the end of the song, Karen collapses) * Elton John's 'Philadelphia Freedom' played briefly as Richard discovers Karen unconscious * Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra * Native New Yorker – Odyssey (restaurant scene) * Let Me Be The One – Carpenters ( played straight after Alone Again…) * Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan (while Karen is talking on the phone)
* (They Long To Be) Close To You – Carpenters * I’ll Never Fall In Love Again – Carpenters * I'll Never Fall In Love Again – Dionne Warwick (which Karen sings along) * Superstar – Carpenters (Beginning credits) For those interested, the following is the track listing to the soundtrack for Todd Haynes' "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story".
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