Mirroring the savage beauty, maverick originality and vivacity of Alexander “Lee” McQueen’s designs, McQueen is an intimate revelation of this world-renowned designer’s complex personal and professional world. This critically-acclaimed film celebrates McQueen’s radical and mesmerising genius of profound influence. To celebrate the film’s release on Blu-ray 22nd October, we’re giving away 1 Blu-ray copy.
As a self-described “unremarkable” working-class boy from East London, McQueen harnessed his personal demons to create a darkly stunning fashion brand and become one of the most iconic artists of the century. As a punk rebel, McQueen was celebrated for overturning the silver-spoon world of Paris haute couture and ushering in the heady, revolutionary era of ‘Cool Britannia,’ as well as provoking and subverting the fashion industry in ways that often caused controversy and scandal.
Portraying his life from his debut collection through to the tragedy of his premature death, McQueen evokes Lee McQueen’s unique vision,...
As a self-described “unremarkable” working-class boy from East London, McQueen harnessed his personal demons to create a darkly stunning fashion brand and become one of the most iconic artists of the century. As a punk rebel, McQueen was celebrated for overturning the silver-spoon world of Paris haute couture and ushering in the heady, revolutionary era of ‘Cool Britannia,’ as well as provoking and subverting the fashion industry in ways that often caused controversy and scandal.
Portraying his life from his debut collection through to the tragedy of his premature death, McQueen evokes Lee McQueen’s unique vision,...
- 10/18/2018
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The skull was the signature motif of the Alexander McQueen design house well before its brilliant, volatile founder committed suicide in 2010. A symbol of dark, sparse morbidity that always jarred amid the more straightforwardly glamorous imagery of McQueen’s haute couture rivals, it was fully emblematic of a design sensibility always intended to disrupt sensuality with violence, to query what the fashion industry held sacred and beautiful. Since his death, however, the logo has functioned as a monument to his memory — perhaps even a bittersweet reminder that the signs of his tragic demise were always there.
In their supremely elegant and engrossing documentary “McQueen,” Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui appropriate the skull as a sleek, flexibly recurring cinematic image, restyling it from chapter to chapter as a marker of both McQueen’s evolving aesthetic and his deteriorating state of mind. It’s a device that could be gauche, but is...
In their supremely elegant and engrossing documentary “McQueen,” Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui appropriate the skull as a sleek, flexibly recurring cinematic image, restyling it from chapter to chapter as a marker of both McQueen’s evolving aesthetic and his deteriorating state of mind. It’s a device that could be gauche, but is...
- 5/5/2018
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui explore the personal and professional world of Alexander McQueen.
The first McQueen trailer for the forthcoming documentary produced and co-directed by Ian Bonhôte and written and co-directed by Peter Ettedgui.
A look inside the personal and professional world of “Alexander” Lee McQueen.
As a self-described “unremarkable” working-class boy from East London, McQueen harnessed his demons and went on to become a global one-man fashion brand and one of the most iconic artists of the century. He was a punk rebel, celebrated for overturning the silver-spoon world of Paris haute couture and ushering in the heady, revolutionary era of ‘Cool Britannia,’ as well as provoking and subverting the fashion industry in ways that often caused controversy and scandal.
McQueen is in cinemas 8 June.
The first McQueen trailer for the forthcoming documentary produced and co-directed by Ian Bonhôte and written and co-directed by Peter Ettedgui.
A look inside the personal and professional world of “Alexander” Lee McQueen.
As a self-described “unremarkable” working-class boy from East London, McQueen harnessed his demons and went on to become a global one-man fashion brand and one of the most iconic artists of the century. He was a punk rebel, celebrated for overturning the silver-spoon world of Paris haute couture and ushering in the heady, revolutionary era of ‘Cool Britannia,’ as well as provoking and subverting the fashion industry in ways that often caused controversy and scandal.
McQueen is in cinemas 8 June.
- 5/2/2018
- by admin
- Pure Movies
The trailer for the documentary on Alexander McQueen’s rags-to-riches story has been unveiled. Filled with moments that show the iconic designers role as the real rock n’ roll star of the fashion world.
Written and Co-Directed by Peter Ettedgui, the documentary features contributions from family members Janet McQueen and Gary McQueen alongside Detmar Blow and Sebastian Pons amongst others.
Also in trailers – Jack Reynor and Zoë Kravitz feature in trailer for sci-fi thriller Kin
The film is in cinemas from June 8th.
McQueen Official Synopsis
Mirroring the savage beauty, maverick originality and vivacity of his design, “McQueen” is an intimate revelation of Alexander [Lee] McQueen’s own personal and professional world, both tortured and inspired. It is a film which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence and shows his rags-to-riches story as a modern-day fairy tale laced with the gothic.
As a self-described “unremarkable” working-class boy from East London,...
Written and Co-Directed by Peter Ettedgui, the documentary features contributions from family members Janet McQueen and Gary McQueen alongside Detmar Blow and Sebastian Pons amongst others.
Also in trailers – Jack Reynor and Zoë Kravitz feature in trailer for sci-fi thriller Kin
The film is in cinemas from June 8th.
McQueen Official Synopsis
Mirroring the savage beauty, maverick originality and vivacity of his design, “McQueen” is an intimate revelation of Alexander [Lee] McQueen’s own personal and professional world, both tortured and inspired. It is a film which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence and shows his rags-to-riches story as a modern-day fairy tale laced with the gothic.
As a self-described “unremarkable” working-class boy from East London,...
- 5/2/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
McQueen is a documentary that, like its subject, transcends the industry it portrays. Enchanting and heartbreaking, it’s an enlightening film about a man who had an incredible amount of talent, and pursued his ambitions regardless of the cost.
Near the beginning of McQueen, somebody that knew Lee makes a point that many people now say they discovered the fashion designer, but that you can’t discover talent, you can only help talent along – Lee discovered himself.
That feels as true of McQueen as it is of anyone with true intrinsic talent. Lee Alexander McQueen was the fashion prodigy who grew up in the East End of London, his dad was a black cab driver and his mother looked after him and his three siblings. After college, Lee’s mother suggested he head to Saville Row and try and get an apprenticeship. He succeeded, and changed jobs a couple of times during his apprenticeship,...
Near the beginning of McQueen, somebody that knew Lee makes a point that many people now say they discovered the fashion designer, but that you can’t discover talent, you can only help talent along – Lee discovered himself.
That feels as true of McQueen as it is of anyone with true intrinsic talent. Lee Alexander McQueen was the fashion prodigy who grew up in the East End of London, his dad was a black cab driver and his mother looked after him and his three siblings. After college, Lee’s mother suggested he head to Saville Row and try and get an apprenticeship. He succeeded, and changed jobs a couple of times during his apprenticeship,...
- 4/27/2018
- by Rachael Kaines
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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