Imelda (2003) 7.1
A "beyond the shoes" documentary on the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos. Director:Ramona S. Diaz |
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Imelda (2003) 7.1
A "beyond the shoes" documentary on the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos. Director:Ramona S. Diaz |
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Imelda Marcos | ... |
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Ferdinand Marcos Jr. | ... |
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Imee Marcos | ... |
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Stephen Bosworth | ... |
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Phil Bronstein | ... |
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Behn Cervantes | ... |
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Rudolfo Cuenca | ... |
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Josie Vergel de Dios | ... |
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Conrado de Quiros | ... |
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Katherine Ellison | ... |
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Christian Espiritu | ... |
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| Richard Holbrooke | ... |
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Eva Estrada Kalaw | ... |
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Jose F. Lacaba | ... |
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Letty Locsin | ... |
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A "beyond the shoes" documentary on the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos.
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.