Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
Home > All films > Films Biography > Imelda
Imelda is a Philippin film of genre Biography

Imelda (2003)

Imelda
If you like this film, let us know!
Length 1h43
Genres Biography,    Documentary
Rating74% 3.706563.706563.706563.706563.70656

Imelda is a 2003 documentary film 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 award at Sundance Film Festival in 2004. 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.

Synopsis

Diaz followed Imelda Marcos, the former First Lady of the Philippines, for a month and interviewed her daughter Imee and her son Ferdinand, Jr. The film incorporates third party interviews and archive material; it recounts Imelda's life, including her marriage to her husband, Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos. Discussing the Marcos presidency, Imelda says that there were no human rights abuses in her country; she says that her husband abolished Congress and declared martial law in 1972 to protect democracy. She says that she took 3,000 pairs of shoes with her when she went into exile, and justifies her extravagant clothing by saying that it "inspired the poor to dress better". She also says that she had enormous museums and theaters constructed to enrich the lives of Filipinos.

Trailer of Imelda

Bluray, DVD

Streaming / VOD

Source : Wikidata

Comments


Leave comment :

Suggestions of similar film to Imelda

There are 10774 with the same cinematographic genres (including 196 with exactly the same 2 genres than Imelda), 9729 films with the same themes (including 331 films with the same 3 themes than Imelda), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.

If you liked Imelda, you will probably like those similar films :
Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende (2004)
, 1h40
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Origin Chili
Genres Biography, Documentary
Themes Politique, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Patricio Guzmán
Rating75% 3.7797353.7797353.7797353.7797353.779735
This film shows how Allende managed to be elected in Chile and brings hope to a part of the population by enforcing socialist measures. It also explores Richard Nixon's policies and his orders to the CIA (Project Fubelt) concerning Allende during his election campaign.
Palme
Palme (2012)
, 1h43
Genres Biography, Documentary
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Peter Bratt, Vilgot Sjöman, Shirley MacLaine
Rating75% 3.7908153.7908153.7908153.7908153.790815
On Friday evening, February 28, 1986 Olof Palme was shot dead in the street. The day after, the news reached out to the people that the country's prime minister was dead, and the whole country found itself suddenly shocked.
The Agronomist
The Agronomist (2004)
, 1h30
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Documentary
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Ronald Reagan
Rating73% 3.6863353.6863353.6863353.6863353.686335
Le journaliste Jean Dominique, militant avec sa femme Michèle Montas pour une information accessible par Radio Haïti-Inter en Haïti, relate différents épisodes de sa lutte. Le récit direct et honnête qu’il fait, à partir de 1986 à son ami Jonathan Demme et le tournage dans le pays, montrent toute la sympathie et la solidarité que réserve le peuple haïtien à ceux qui prennent réellement son parti, en même temps que le caractère périlleux de la promotion de l’information libre dans le pays. Combattant et exilé, celui qui se faisait appeler l’agronome, en fonction de sa formation de base, n’a jamais interrompu sa lutte jusqu’à son assassinat en 2000.
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (2010)
, 3h7
Directed by Andrei Ujică
Origin Roumanie
Genres Biography, Documentary
Themes Politique, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Autobiographical documentary films
Rating74% 3.744323.744323.744323.744323.74432
Comme son titre l'indique le film retrace la vie du dictateur Nicolae Ceaușescu. Il s'agit d'archives officielles largement inédites, mises bout à bout retraçant l'ensemble de la carrière de l'homme politique.