McQueen (2018)

The life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line and his untimely death.

Directors:

Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui (co-director)

Writer:

Peter Ettedgui

Stars:

Bernard Arnault, Joseph Bennett, Detmar Blow

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bernard Arnault	...	Himself
Joseph Bennett	...	Himself
Detmar Blow	...	Himself
Isabella Blow	...	Herself (archive footage)
Katy England	...	Herself
Magdalena Frackowiak	...	Herself
Jodie Kidd	...	Herself
Alexander McQueen	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gary James McQueen	...	Himself
Janet McQueen	...	Herself
Joyce McQueen	...	Herself (archive footage)
Kate Moss	...	Herself
Michelle Olley	...	Herself
Dana Thomas	...	Herself

Storyline

Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.

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Plot Keywords:

fashion | fashion designer | fashion show | workaholic | dog lover | 

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Taglines:

A Documentary on the Life of Lee Alexander McQueen

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK

Language:

English French

Release Date:

8 June 2018 (UK)

Also Known As:

Alexander McQueen

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$98,873, 22 July 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,257,275, 4 October 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Misfits Entertainment, Salon Pictures, Commondeer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE (17 March 1969 - 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier. He worked as chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001, and founded his own Alexander McQueen label in 1992. His achievements in fashion earned him four British Designer of the Year awards (1996, 1997, 2001 and 2003), as well as the CFDA's International Designer of the Year award in 2003. McQueen committed suicide by hanging in 2010, at the age of forty, at his home in Mayfair, London.

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Soundtracks

Arbor
Written and performed by Sam Ho
Licenced Courtesy of Awwww Music

User Reviews

A Powerful Documentary

PipAndSqueak makes some strong points, but I'm not sure what he's saying about people's (lack of) grief at McQueen's passing -- that McQueen was a control freak and therefore not cared about in the end?

I don't know what PipAndSqueak is referring to with "LAM" - does anyone know? I was actually wondering if PipAndSqueak might be Detmar Blow - but no evidence for that.

PipAndSqueak titled his (?) essay "Sacrificial LAM" - that's what I was just thinking -- that Alexander McQueen functioned in his life, and functions now, as an 'Art Christ' similar to van Gogh - but for the 21st century. Considering the disposability of males to most species including the human species, it's disturbing to contemplate that McQueen may actually serve as a type of human sacrifice for the art and beauty craving masses, during this era of ugliness and chaos. Perhaps his extreme creative honesty and ability to transmute ugliness into beauty filled the massive cultural chasm we are currently suffering.

This documentary is pretty much on par with the documentary put out about Alexander McQueen in 2011. It offers us a lot of new information, for which I am grateful, and it is entertaining.

I've found just as much value in watching interviews with McQueen on YouTube. But this movie presents a concise - if not complete - picture of his career and art. I greatly appreciate that this film was made, and I hope we can learn from it and advance ourselves further given the knowledge it affords to us.