The Legend of Leigh Bowery (2001)
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 11
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 1
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Average Rating: 7/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 0
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Born to a middle-class family in suburban Australia, Leigh Bowery moved to London, England, in the early '80s with a desire to re-invent himself. Always fascinated with fashion and the expressive possibilities of clothing, Bowery quickly became a noted figure in London's image-obsessed "New Romantic" scene, where (as Marcus Bracewell put it) "getting ready [to go out] became an art form." While Bowery's elaborate creations were striking, Bowery designed clothing as an art form rather than as
Oct 1, 2002 Wide
Jul 13, 2004
Palm Pictures
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All Critics (15) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (1) | DVD (3)
The Legend of Leigh Bowery replaces the man within the queer myth to the extent that when it's over, Bowery seems less a freakish terror than the shrewd art-world transgressive he was.
Top CriticAs tributes go, The Legend of Leigh Bowery is a saucy eye-opener.
Without pushing too hard, the film makes a case for Bowery as a significant artistic catalyst blazing a glittery trail at the intersection of fashion, pop music and surrealist performance.
Absorbing documentary.
Atlas's remarkable moving-picture- book tribute to Bowery.
Boy George seems to be the only person genuinely inspired today to pick up Bowery's fashion torch, but if is that something anybody wants?
A mesmerizing, beautifully made documentary.
Put on your most frightening wig, and enjoy the show.
You may find the film as outrageous as it is outlandish, and Bowery would have taken that as a compliment.
An interesting doc, if only because it serves to introduce the work of a gifted, unique artist to those of us who have found little good to say about the 1980s and the excesses they produced.
More hagiography than critique, smoothing out Bowery's rough edges to paint him as an irrepressibly charming svengali.
Audience Reviews for The Legend of Leigh Bowery
Nicola Bowery is a stand out in this doco, and Michael Clark gets around in y fronts and pants with the back cut out, which must be worth a look in and of itself.
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