Review of Imelda (2003) by Patrick D — 14 Aug 2010

Brilliant documentary on the queen of vanity.

This review of Imelda (2003) was written by Patrick D on 14 Aug 2010.

Imelda has generally received positive reviews.

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By Pete Vonder Haar (745) for Film Threat (5,156) on 01 Feb 2004

Eminently successful at portraying the former first lady's flaws because it allows her to describe them herself…

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By Prairie Miller (985) for Long Island Press (211) on 29 May 2007

If the shoe fits, go for it, Cinderella might advise. But how about 3,000 pairs of them…

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By Pandu H (88) on 06 Mar 2009

Revealing, intimate, wonderfully candid documentary of uninhibited, unfettered megalomania and dementia. And it's REAL…

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By David L (3,419) on 04 Dec 2008

This woman see things so differently than the rest of us. I don't know if she is making it up or not, but it makes good tv. One can admire this woman…

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By James Greenberg (88) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 28 Jan 2004

Captures a complex and contradictory world figure. Imelda is by turns humorous, insightful and infuriating…

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By Jeffrey Chen (849) for Window to the Movies (638) on 02 Mar 2006

[Documents] a once-in-a-lifetime development of a certain personality type, the result of which isn't as simple to pin down as we'd expect…

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By Helen B (206) on 15 Aug 2010

Marcos is somehow impermeable, she believed wholly in a godliness and innocence; and that is what makes this documentary a bit more unique…

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By Patrick B (1,076) on 30 Jan 2012

Imelda captures the sadly humorous side of dictatorships, where with a certain friendly attitude, political smartness, and pop-culture ascetic…

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By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 16 Jun 2004

She emerges as an energetic, narcissistic, and totally self-deluded woman…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 01 Jun 2004

Imelda is a fascinating documentary about the glamorous wife of Ferdinand Marcos whose power and wealth have insulated her from the suffering…

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