The inaugural film in our new on-going Diva! series features perhaps the ultimate movie/music diva as well as a late great country music icon.

For rock superstar John Norman Howard (Kris Kristofferson), it’s not a matter of if he’ll burn out, but when. His substance-fueled antics on and off the concert stage have given him the requisite rock-n-roll reputation, but it’s beginning to take a toll on his career.

However, when he meets and falls in love with Esther Hoffman (Barbra Streisand), a talented but undiscovered singer doing bar gigs, something changes. No longer interested in his own career, John only wants to make sure Esther gets the attention she deserves, doing everything in his power to ensure she’s heard.

But when the rest of the world catches on, he realizes it’s also left him behind, calling up his old, self-destructive tendencies that even Esther’s unconditional love can’t tame.