| Topic: | Twiggy | |
| Posted by: | Joe Conneely | |
| Date/Time: | 28/03/25 21:45:00 |
| Final genre for this month’s films seen is a British documentary film about the life of the well-known lady from Neasden, who at the age of 16 bursts on the model scene in the mid-60s and then proves herself to be a very hard working and adept all round performer as she transitions with great success into singing, films and theatre. The film follows a straight line through her life story from her lucky breakthrough in being given an early iconic hairstyle and photo shoot followed by a spread in the Daily Express fashion pages. I am old enough to remember the breakthrough she achieved and all the criticism around her success, as reflected in the contemporary excruciating interview questions and interviews shown, the most memorable being her taking down of Woody Allen. There are some hilarious interviews with Joanna Lumley about what being a model at that time involved in showing how different Twiggy was in breaking that mould both in the UK and then the USA (her NY arrival seems in impact to mirror the Beatles first USA arrival). The film does include some strange interviewees (Brooke Shields and Sienna Miller) giving their thoughts on how Twiggy was treated but few later famous UK models (Kate Moss or Naomi Campbell for example). Underlying it all is the strong personality of Twiggy being very clear on what she wants and willing to take risks. With little scandal or bad media to divert interest you end up enjoying her common-sense approach to her life and career. Interesting that at the Thursday afternoon matinee with over a half full cinema, I was the only male in the audience! |
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| Re:Seed of the sacred fig (Farsi and subtitles) | 26/02/25 21:47:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Re:Re:Seed of the sacred fig (Farsi and subtitles) | 03/03/25 17:19:00 | Chris Hurley |
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| Re:A Real Pain | 11/01/25 23:06:00 | Sara Nathan |
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| Re:Re:A Complete Unknown | 25/01/25 06:49:00 | Alastair Banton |
| Re:Re:Re:A Complete Unknown | 25/01/25 07:12:00 | Alastair Banton |
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| Re:A Complete Unknown (saw last year) | 01/02/25 16:27:00 | Sara Nathan |
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| Re:Cottontail | 17/03/25 12:15:00 | Alastair Banton |
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| Re:Mickey 17 | 09/03/25 16:50:00 | Susan Kelly |
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