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By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 27 Jun 2018

She's a bit of a prickly pear but Tucker captures the essential Westwood: down to earth, resourceful and likeable…

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By Kevin Ritchie (37) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 26 Jun 2018

Among the film's most fascinating scenes are experts talking through the historical importance of her signature pieces, which is a shame given…

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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 22 Jun 2018

Glossing over Vivienne Westwood's association with the Sex Pistols is like barely mentioning the Civil War in a profile of Abraham Lincoln…

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By Dave V (180) on 22 Jun 2018

Loved it. Some great catwalk footage I'd never seen before plus incredibly funny as she's so grumpy and just doesn't want to be interviewed…

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By Alan Zilberman (171) for Brightest Young Things (103) on 21 Jun 2018

It is daring to include footage where Westwood questions the documentary on an existential level…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 20 Jun 2018

I accept that she was popular, and am even willing to take on faith that her work is brilliant. But I would have liked to know why it's brilliant…

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By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 20 Jun 2018

There aren't a lot of people for whom the words punk, icon, and activist can all be applied, but Lorna Tucker's documentary…

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By Kelly Vance (1,015) for East Bay Express (1,012) on 19 Jun 2018

From the evidence of director Lorna Tucker's generally underwhelming profile, designer Westwood thinks the reason she's been overlooked is…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 15 Jun 2018

It is the charm of Lorna Tucker's film that, her subject's reluctance notwithstanding, it provides a fascinating, involving glimpse of both…

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By Corey Seymour (3) for Vogue (149) on 14 Jun 2018

Began as a love letter and ended up being a cri de coeur…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 09 Jun 2018

There's nothing fawning and plenty ironic about this essential first documentary to cover a major female fashion designer, a woman whose life…

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By Godfrey Cheshire (178) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 07 Jun 2018

While Westwood is certainly a remarkable personal and cultural figure in many senses, it’s too bad she’s not more willing to discuss the…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 06 Jun 2018

There are many words that you can use to describe Ms…

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By Abbey Bender (99) for Village Voice (8,525) on 06 Jun 2018

The fact that you can sense Westwood’s disillusionment with the documentary project while watching it creates some interesting tension, but…

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 06 Jun 2018

Lorna Tucker's documentary profiling famed fashion designer Vivienne Westwood displays a genuine tension between the filmmaker and her subject…

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By Paul O'callaghan (20) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 03 Jun 2018

Lorna Tucker's documentary sustains a tone that oscillates between earnest admiration and wry exasperation…

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By Nikki Baughan (240) for Screen International (2,241) on 01 Jun 2018

Despite the endearing reticence of its subject, Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist uses interviews, archive footage and intimate fly-on-the-wall…

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By Guy Lodge (731) for Variety (12,700) on 01 Jun 2018

True to its title, Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist is chiefly out to gild a remarkable, independent legacy…

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By Kaleem Aftab (340) for Cineuropa (34) on 26 Apr 2018

Her zippy 80-minute film is at it's best when we hear insights from Westwood on her outlook of the world…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 26 Apr 2018

With amazing access, director Lorna Tucker gets up close and personal with iconic designer Vivienne Westwood to trace her life story and explore…

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