The first thing brought to mind by mention of Imelda Marcos is shoes. But the story of the charismatic, narcissistic woman is more complex than that, as we learn in the fascinating documentary Imelda.
If you squint, Imelda could be the picture of any poor nation whose Imeldific dreams betray its troubled link to an extravagant, capricious superpower.
In the end, Diaz leaves us unsure about whether we should pity or revile Imelda, a woman alternately charmingly childlike, shockingly remote and, ultimately, as she stands over the waxed corpse of her husband, pathetic.
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ALL AVERAGE CRITIC RATING
7.0
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dack5
It's only really engaging when Ferdinand and Phillipine politics are involved, because Imelda just isn't as interesting as I thought she'd be. Worth the price of admission alone for the vintage footage of her hanging with a boyish-looking Gadaffi and dancing with Henry Kissinger. Overall, so-so.
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