Documentary about the late fashion designer and couturier Alexander McQueen.
McQueen is informative, engrossing but never maudlin as it considers the many facets of a fascinating and tragic figure.
Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s documentary conveys the outrageous glory of the designer’s work and poignantly unpicks his inner issues.
The filmmakers celebrate his prodigious achievements but the sadness is that he never managed to escape the hothouse world of the fashion industry.
McQueen charts the irresistible rise of the mercurial designer and traces the mental anguish he suffered back to his troubled childhood.
Capturing Alexander McQueen’s irreverence, eclectic inspirations and emotional power, this is a beautifully fitting tribute.
A solid if, given its subject, oddly workmanlike doc, this makes a very good case both that the fashion world had a genius on its hands, and that they didn’t have a clue what to do with him.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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