Imelda (2003)

A "beyond the shoes" documentary on the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos.

Director:

Ramona S. Diaz

Stars:

Imelda Marcos, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Imee Marcos

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Imelda Marcos	...	Herself
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.	...	Himself
Imee Marcos	...	Herself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephen Bosworth	...	Himself
Phil Bronstein	...	Himself
Behn Cervantes	...	Himself
Rudolfo Cuenca	...	Himself
Josie Vergel de Dios	...	Herself
Conrado de Quiros	...	Himself
Katherine Ellison	...	Herself
Christian Espiritu	...	Himself
Richard Holbrooke	...	Himself
Eva Estrada Kalaw	...	Herself
Jose F. Lacaba	...	Himself (as Pete Lacaba)
Letty Locsin	...	Herself

Storyline

A "beyond the shoes" documentary on the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos.

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Plot Keywords:

philippines | first lady | shoes | murder | governor | 

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Taglines:

Power, Myth, Illusion

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

Philippines

Language:

Filipino English Tagalog

Release Date:

12 September 2009 (Japan)

Filming Locations:

Philippines

Company Credits

Production Co:

CineDiaz

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Initially, Imelda Marcos opposed the public showing of this film in the Philippines and even got a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) from a local court stopping it's public showing. Eventually she allowed the showing of the film on the condition the director dropped the word "Documentary" from the film.

User Reviews

Imelda was a fascinating documentary of the first lady of my ancestral country, The Philippines

As an American of Philippine descent, I was very interested in watching this documentary of the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos. I watched in bemusement as she kept claiming how her people loved her while there were many of the country's citizens holding signs protesting her and her husband, then-president Ferdinand Marcos, for abuses they committed like declaring Martial Law so the Marcos could stay in power indefinitely. It took the assassination of opposition leader Benigno Aquino and the eventual election of his widow, Corazon, as president to force the Marcos into exile to Hawaii where Ferdinand died in 1989. Besides vintage footage of them and of many other protests, you see Mrs. Marcos swaying her charm with Muammar Gadaffi, Henry Kissinger, and, no, I couldn't believe it either, George Hamilton who sings "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" substituting "Imelda" in place of "Baby"! She also recounted her encounter with songwriter Irving Berlin who, after hearing her sing "God Bless the Philippines" (to the tune of "God Bless America"), gave her her own song called "Heaven Help the Philippines". The fact that many Filipino residents still revere Imelda is the result of her charm and always dressing up for the occasion. And her legacy, besides many of her criminal charges, is two of her children, Ferdinand, Jr. and Imee, getting elected in their chosen office. All in all, Imelda was quite a fascinating documentary directed by Ramona S. Diaz.