Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist

M
2018
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83 mins
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Sundance Grand Jury Prize-nominated documentary on the undisputed queen of British fashion, Dame Vivienne Westwood.

"Told in her own words, Westwood:... More

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Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist | Ratings & Reviews

"Following Vivienne Westwood—the well-known, multi-faceted subject of Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist—a little of what makes her a freaking genius is unearthed, piece by hard-won piece. This smartly paced, good-looking doco celebrates her often cantankerous and very unique approach to getting things done, whilst never discounting the sheer amount of hard graft she has always poured into her designs and projects."

Flicks, Sarah VoonFlicks

"Lorna Tucker's consistently entertaining, enthralled portrait of aberrant British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood."

VarietyVariety

"Westwood's loyalties feel torn and the fashion house is plunged into drama. It makes this the perfect film to double bill 'Phantom Thread' with."

Time OutTime Out

"Dame-d by the very Queen she and her fellow punks once desired to "destroy", Vivienne Westwood has gone from national joke, ridiculed for her outré, rude fashion design, to national treasure, but at 76 she hasn't mellowed with age."

The TimesThe Times

"Where the film does comes alive though is in the behind-the-scenes footage of her critquing her own collection, or how it is being portrayed."

StuffStuff

"Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist uses interviews, archive footage and intimate fly-on-the-wall access to get (almost) to the heart of this remarkable woman; although one suspects that Westwood will always keep some secrets firmly up her sleeve."

Screen DailyScreen Daily

"It provides a fascinating, involving glimpse of both who Westwood was back in the day and who she is at this particular moment in time, so much so that we genuinely miss her once the credits begin to roll."

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

"The life of this visionary entrepreneur is far bigger than a single film, but director Lorna Tucker does a decent job of compacting Westwood's iconoclastic legacy."

Little White LiesLittle White Lies

"Tension soon dissipates, and all that's left is a much too cursory portrait of a figure whose fascinating life and career should have led to a more interesting film."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist | Details

Rating
M, Offensive language & nudity
Runtime
83
Genre
Documentary
Country of origin
UK

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