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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
Diaz followed Imelda for a month and also interviewed her daughter [[Imee Marcos|Imee]] and her son [[Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.|Ferdinand, Jr.]].<ref name = "Threat" /> Throughout the film, [[First Spouse of the Philippines|First Lady]] Imelda states in interviews that the reason why [[Ferdinand Marcos|her husband]] abolished [[Congress of the Philippines|Congress]] and declared [[Martial Law in the Philippines|Martial Law]] in 1972 was due [[democracy]].<ref name = "Threat" /> She explains that "she needed to possess such a lavish wardrobe because it inspired the [[Poverty in the Philippines|poor]] to dress better."<ref name = "Threat" /> She also says that she built [[museum|galleries]] and [[theater]]s in order to imrpove [[Filipino people|Filipino]] culture ."<ref name = "Threat" />
Diaz followed former [[First Spouse of the Philippines|First Lady]] Imelda Marcos for a month and also interviewed her daughter [[Imee Marcos|Imee]] and her son [[Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.|Ferdinand, Jr.]]<ref name = "Threat" /> In the film, Imelda states that her husband, Philippine president [[Ferdinand Marcos]], abolished [[Congress of the Philippines|Congress]] and declared [[Martial Law in the Philippines|Martial Law]] in 1972 was due democracy.<ref name = "Threat" /> She justified her lavish wardrobe saying it helped to inspire the [[Poverty in the Philippines|poor]] to dress better.<ref name = "Threat" /> She also says that she had enormous museums and theaters constructed to enrich the lives of Filipinos.<ref name = "Threat" />


Imelda claims that she had met [[Douglas MacArthur]] during his landing in [[Tacloban]] at the end of [[World War II]] who eventually insisted that she should perform for the singer [[Irving Berlin]].<ref name = "SF" >[http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/FILM-CLIPS-Also-opening-today-2714685.php#page-3 FILM CLIPS / Also opening today]. ''[[San Francisco Gate]]''. June 11, 2004.</ref> She sang "[[God Bless America|God Bless the Philippines]]" and, when she was asked by Berlin, she said , "what's the difference between [[United States|America]] and the [[Philippines]]?"<ref name = "SF" /> The assassination attempt against Imelda and the [[Assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr.]] are featured in the film.<ref name = "Washington" >[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51840-2004Jul15.html 'Imelda': Don't Cry for Her]. ''[[The Washington Post]]''. July 16, 2004.</ref> Footage from parties held by the Marcos couple also appear including one held in a [[yacht]] where [[George Hamilton (actor)|George Hamilton]] is quoted as saying "I can't give you anything but love, Imelda."<ref name = "SF" />
Imelda claims that she had met [[Douglas MacArthur]] during his landing in [[Tacloban]] at the end of [[World War II]], and that McArthur insisted that she should perform for the singer [[Irving Berlin]].<ref name = "SF" >[http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/FILM-CLIPS-Also-opening-today-2714685.php#page-3 FILM CLIPS / Also opening today]. ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''. June 11, 2004.</ref> She recounted that sang "God Bless the Philippines". And when she was asked by Berlin why she got the lyrics wrong, she said, "what's the difference between America and the Philippines?"<ref name = "SF" /> The assassination attempt on Imelda and the [[Assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr.]] are featured in the film.<ref name = "Washington" >[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51840-2004Jul15.html 'Imelda': Don't Cry for Her]. ''[[The Washington Post]]''. July 16, 2004.</ref> Footage from parties held by the Marcos couple also appear including one held in a [[yacht]] where [[George Hamilton (actor)|George Hamilton]] is quoted as saying "I can't give you anything but love, Imelda."<ref name = "SF" />


==Release==
==Release==

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Imelda
Directed byRamona S. Diaz
Starring
Production
company
CineDiaz
Release date
  • November 23, 2003 (2003-11-23) (Amsterdam)
CountryPhilippines
LanguagesTagalog, Filipino, English
Box office$200,992

Imelda is a 2003 documentary film about Imelda Marcos directed by Ramona S. Diaz.

Synopsis

Diaz followed former First Lady Imelda Marcos for a month and also interviewed her daughter Imee and her son Ferdinand, Jr.[1] In the film, Imelda states that her husband, Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, abolished Congress and declared Martial Law in 1972 was due democracy.[1] She justified her lavish wardrobe saying it helped to inspire the poor to dress better.[1] She also says that she had enormous museums and theaters constructed to enrich the lives of Filipinos.[1]

Imelda claims that she had met Douglas MacArthur during his landing in Tacloban at the end of World War II, and that McArthur insisted that she should perform for the singer Irving Berlin.[2] She recounted that sang "God Bless the Philippines". And when she was asked by Berlin why she got the lyrics wrong, she said, "what's the difference between America and the Philippines?"[2] The assassination attempt on Imelda and the Assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr. are featured in the film.[3] Footage from parties held by the Marcos couple also appear including one held in a yacht where George Hamilton is quoted as saying "I can't give you anything but love, Imelda."[2]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and had its North American premiere in the documentary competition of the 2004 Sundance Film Festival,[4] where it won the Excellence in Cinematography Award Documentary.[4] The film was also screened within Maryland Film Festival in Baltimore, where Diaz resides.[4]

Reception

Imelda in 2006.

Critical reviews are mostly favorable.[5][6][7][8] The film holds a 94% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes and a 69% favorable review form Metacritic.[9][10] The website Film Threat commends the flm because it allows the audience to change their view of Imelda Marcos.[1] San Francisco Gate gives a favorable view by saying the film is "fascinating and impressively balanced."[2] In its review, TV Guide acknowledges the topic of the film as "an entertaining storyteller" by describing her into two contradicting roles.[11] The New York Times describes the film as "a devastating portrait" and equates the theme of Imelda with that of delusion and power.[12] Variety gives a complex review saying "Imelda is a balanced, evenhanded film" and compares Imelda Marcos with Eva Peron and a dragon lady. It also praised Ramona S. Diaz for giving the former First Lady of the Philippines a surprisingly favorable view.[13]

Despite making only $200,992 in the United States,[14] it was considered as a smash hit in the Philippines where it earned more than Spiderman 2 in theaters in spite of an initial ban.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Imelda. Film Threat.
  2. ^ a b c d FILM CLIPS / Also opening today. San Francisco Chronicle. June 11, 2004.
  3. ^ 'Imelda': Don't Cry for Her. The Washington Post. July 16, 2004.
  4. ^ a b c Imelda. Internet Movie Database.
  5. ^ Walk in her shoes. Canoe.ca. December 1, 2004.
  6. ^ Imelda. Deseret News. December 2, 2004.
  7. ^ Short Reviews: Imelda. The Phoenix. August 6-12, 2004.
  8. ^ Movie guide. Christian Science Monitor. June 18, 2004.
  9. ^ Imelda. Rotten Tomatoes.
  10. ^ Imelda. Metacritic.
  11. ^ Imelda. '.TV Guide.
  12. ^ For a Regal Pariah, Despite It All, the Shoe Is Never on the Other Foot. The New York Times. June 9, 2004.
  13. ^ Review: ‘Imelda’. Variety. March 17, 2004.
  14. ^ Imelda. Box Office Mojo.
  15. ^ A walk in the shoes of Imelda Marcos]. The Boston Globe. August 6, 2004.
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