Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The Legend of Leigh Bowery

The Legend of Leigh Bowery

Actors: Leigh Bowery
Director: Charles Atlas
IMDB Rate: 6.8 out of 10 (77 votes)
Plot Summary:This documentary explores the life and times of artistdesignerperformerprovocateur Leigh Bowery. He designed costumes and performed with the enfante terrible of British dance Michael Clark, designed one of a kind outrageous costumes and creations for himself, ran one of the most outrageous clubs of 1980s London club scene Taboo (later immortalized in Boy Georges Broadway musical, and was the muse of the great British painter Lucian Freud. The film includes interviews with Damien Hirst, Bella Freud, Cerith Wyn Evans, Boy George, and his widow Nicola Bowery. The sound score is by Richard Torrey, who performed with Bowery in their band Minty.

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