A "beyond the shoes" documentary on the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos.A "beyond the shoes" documentary on the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos.A "beyond the shoes" documentary on the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaInitially, 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 its public showing. Eventually, she allowed the showing of the film on the condition the director dropped the word "Documentary" from the film.
- SoundtracksHeaven Watch the Philippines
Written by Irving Berlin
Irivng Berlin Music Company
Performed by Imelda Marcos
Featured review
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.
helpful•26
- tavm
- Sep 30, 2009
Details
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content