Imelda (2003)

Directed by

Ramona Diaz

Genre

biographical film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the life of Imelda Marcos from her childhood through her marriage to Ferdinand Marcos. It covers her role during his dictatorship, their exile in Hawaii, and her eventual return to the Philippines.

intimatedocumentary-stylethoughtfulpersonalobservationalreflectivegroundedrevealing

What happens

Imelda is a 2003 documentary film co-produced and directed by Ramona S. Diaz about the life of Imelda Marcos, former First Lady of the Philippines. Beginning with her childhood, the film documents her marriage to future President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos, her rule under the dictatorship, her exile in Hawaii and her eventual return to the Philippines. Reviews were largely favorable and it won the Excellence in Cinematography Award (Documentary) at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Imelda outsold Spider-Man 2 in the Philippines, but only took US$200,992 at the US box office with an additional US$300,000 worldwide. Reviews from critics are favorable with a 94% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes and a 69/100 from Metacritic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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