Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist(2018)

Name: Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist
Director: Lorna Tucker
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History
Released: Jun 8, 2018
Cast: Vivienne Westwood, Andreas Kronthaler, Ben Westwood

Greenwich Entertainment

1h 23m

Release Date: Jun 8, 2018

The first film to encompass the remarkable story of one of the true icons of our time, as she fights to maintain her brand's integrity, her principles - and her legacy.

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Release Details

Original Release | Jun 8, 2018 | Limited

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Box Office Results

2025-04-29T04:40:08.427Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$4,450
Total US & Canada:
$58,979
Total International
$347,121
Total Worldwide:
$406,100

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Director & Top Cast

Lorna Tucker
Director

Vivienne Westwood
Self - Interviewee

Andreas Kronthaler
Self - Interviewee

Ben Westwood
Self - Interviewee

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

A profile of Vivienne Westwood is presented using a combination of archive footage, new behind the scenes footage, and interviews with key players including with the subject herself. The profile is shaped partly by Westwood's reluctance to talk about certain aspects of her life, most noticeably her connection to her one-time personal and professional partner Malcolm McLaren and their combined connection to the Sex Pistols , who McLaren formed and managed. Much of the profile is centered on how her three primary personal relationships affected what would be for what she would be most renowned, a fashion designer. Seen as an outsider to the mainstream fashion industry, especially in being the unofficial creator along with McLaren of the look of punk rock, Westwood decided at least to join the mainstream in starting her fashion business and ultimate empire, despite the obstacle of McLaren, so as to have her name officially attached to her creations, which is at the hub of her business philosophy. Most of the profile concerns her partnership, both professional and personal, with her second/current husband, Andreas Kronthaler , who many believed to be a pure opportunist, but that relationship which has ended up being a true collaboration despite it being Westwood's name and fashion empire front and center. The profile also only touches briefly on her staunch environmental activism. — Huggo