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The first film to encompass the remarkable story of one of the true icons of our time, as she fights to maintain her brand's integrity, her principles - and her legacy.
Jun 8, 2018 | Theatrical Limited (8 locations)
Other Key Dates
Jan 20, 2018 (Sundance Film Festival (USA))
Mar 2, 2018 (True/False Film Festival (USA))
Apr 10, 2018 (Cleveland International Film Festival (USA))
May 12, 2018 (Docs Against Gravity Film Festival (Poland))
May 17, 2018 (DocAviv Film Festival (Israel))
Jun 14, 2018 (Provincetown Film Festival (USA))
Sep 23, 2018 (TV premiere (Spain))
Sep 27, 2018 (Reyjkavik International Film Festival (Iceland))
Sep 30, 2018 (Hamburg Film Festival (Germany))
Nov 15, 2018 (Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival (Netherlands))
Jul 13, 2019 (TV premiere (Norway))
Sep 28, 2019 (TV premiere (Finland))
Oct 12, 2019 (A Design Film Festival (Singapore))
$4,450
$58,979
$347,121
$406,100
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
A profile of Vivienne Westwood is presented using a combination of archive footage, new behind the scenes footage, and interviews with key players including with the subject herself. The profile is shaped partly by Westwood’s reluctance to talk about certain aspects of her life, most noticeably her connection to her one-time personal and professional partner Malcolm McLaren and their combined connection to the Sex Pistols , who McLaren formed and managed. Much of the profile is centered on how her three primary personal relationships affected what would be for what she would be most renowned, a fashion designer. Seen as an outsider to the mainstream fashion industry, especially in being the unofficial creator along with McLaren of the look of punk rock, Westwood decided at least to join the mainstream in starting her fashion business and ultimate empire, despite the obstacle of McLaren, so as to have her name officially attached to her creations, which is at the hub of her business philosophy. Most of the profile concerns her partnership, both professional and personal, with her second/current husband, Andreas Kronthaler , who many believed to be a pure opportunist, but that relationship which has ended up being a true collaboration despite it being Westwood’s name and fashion empire front and center. The profile also only touches briefly on her staunch environmental activism. — Huggo