Reviews and Articles
Quotes:
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“As a personality study Imelda is a devastating portrait of how power begets self-delusion.”
– Stephen Holden, The New York Times -
“Diaz's portrait of Imelda Marcos attempts to get beyond the shoe thing, into the gothic heart of 40 years of Philippine politics.”
– Jon Strickland, L.A. Weekly -
“In addition to being a shrewd character study, Diaz's sharply assembled film reminds us that charm can be as toxic as anything else when it comes to acquiring, holding and abusing power.”
– Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News -
“Captures a complex and contradictory world figure. Imelda is by turns humorous, insightful and infuriating.”
– James Greenbert, Hollywood Reporter -
“When a filmmaker can get Imelda Marcos, once one of the 10 richest women in the world, to pull out a Sharpie and draw a Pac-Man, she's alright by me.”
– Allison Benedikt, Chicago Tribune -
“With the help of Marcos herself, the director gives us a picture of pride and power that might be called a vanity project if not for her gift at leavening Marcos' remembrances with more biting material.”
– Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post -
“Mostly it's Marcos' mysterious sway over those who stood to lose the most from her power, coupled with her amazing inability to face that fact, that makes Imelda maddeningly fascinating.”
– Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times -
“Even though Marcos, in this film, provides enough material for a few hundred giggles and head-shakings, she also shows a pathetically human side.”
– Desson Thomson, Washington Post - http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/imelda/
- http://www.metacritic.com/movie/imelda/critic-reviews
- http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/09/movies/a-filmmaker-was-charmed-by-her-notorious-subject.html?scp=1&sq=Ramona+S.+Diaz&st=nyt
- http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2004-07-19/features/0407190290_1_imelda-marcos-diaz-philippines/2
- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1699001
- http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/imelda/index.html
