The Last Impresario (2014) - Rotten Tomatoes

The Last Impresario (2014)

TOMATOMETER

93%

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AUDIENCE SCORE

45%

Critic Consensus: No consensus yet.

Movie Info

A portrait of Michael White, the enfant terrible of London's theatre-land in the 70's, the man responsible for introducing Yoko Ono, Merce Cunningham and Pina Bausch to the international audiences. He challenged censorship with his hit erotic revue Oh! Calcutta!, struck gold with The Rocky Horror Picture Show and A Corus Line and produced Monty Python and the Holy Grail, My Dinner with Andre, and John Waters' Polyester. Fifty of his closest friends (including Yoko Ono, Kate Moss, Anna Wintour, John Waters and John Cleese) introduce us to one of life's true originals.

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Cast

Anna Wintour
John Cleese
Gracie Otto
Naomi Watts
Lorne Michaels
John Waters
Robert Shaye
Wallace Shawn
Jeremy Thomas
Brian Thomson
Peter Richardson
Jim Sharman
Greta Scacchi
Patricia Quinn
Joshua White
Colin Vaines
Rachel Ward
Alan Yentob
Robert Fox
Alan Finkelstein
Sabrina Guinness
Lyndall Hobbs
Lou Adler
Nell Campbell
Nigel Planer
Yoko Ono
Jean Pigozzi
Barry Humphries
Bill Oddie
Kate Moss
Richard O'Brien
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Critic Reviews for The Last Impresario

All Critics (15) | Top Critics (2)

The Last Impresario explores how White may sadly be one of the last in the true definition of the term.

November 28, 2014 | Full Review…
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White is the 'most famous man you've never heard of' says actress Greta Scacchi, who joins the stars - most of them women - paying tribute in this doc.

September 23, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Top Critic

The Last Impresario is a highlight reel of highly talented and famous people (John Cleese, Wallace Shawn, Anna Wintour) saying very nice things. This is not a bad thing on its face, but there are limits to how far it can go.

November 30, 2014 | Full Review…

Granted full access, Otto secures face time with dozens of famouses who clearly love him. Yet such praise exposes the film's limitations, with little analysis of White's taboo-busting achievements.

September 28, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Consistently entertains through its emphasis on amusing anecdotes rather than hard facts.

September 26, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

White makes for a glittering prism through which to view a certain generation of bohemian excess and creativity.

September 25, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
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