![]() ![]() Greenfield, whose “Generation Wealth” and “The Queen of Versailles” have turned her into the preeminent chronicler of luxury and its dangerous allure, has crafted a fascinating documentary about the Marcos family’s troubled history - and the disturbing ways that it’s making a comeback today. Then it takes a more disturbing turn, as director Lauren Greenfield transforms an absorbing look at the life and legacy of Imelda Marcos into a reminder of the many crimes at the center of her family’s fascist rule. ![]() ![]() Showtime releases the film on Friday, November 8.įor its first hour, “ The Kingmaker” is a charming and wistful portrait of the former First Lady of the Philippines, whose affluence and outsized persona once loomed large across the nation. Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2019 Venice Film Festival. ![]()
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