PREVIEW: Quant (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Camilla Rutherford (Phantom Thread); (as themselves) Kate Moss, Vivienne Westwood, Dave Davies, Zandra Rhodes, Tony McGee, Jill Kennington, Heather Tilbury Phillips, Derry Curry, Joan Corlass, Dennis Nothgruft, Roger Tredre, Clare Hunt

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Sadie Frost (film debut), director; Kirsty Bell (Killers Anonymous), Ben Charles Edwards (Set the Thames on Fire) and James R.M. Hunt (My Generation), producers; John Bretherton (film debut), cinematographer; Liz Deegan (The Philosopher King), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A celebration of the life and career of fashion designer and 20th century icon Mary Quant (played in re-enactments by Camilla Rutherford), featuring interviews with family members and known associates…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Perhaps scheduled as counter-programming this week for Edgar Wright’s similarly-themed movie about 1960s fashion, Quant is nonetheless a breath-taking snapshot of a fashion icon’s legendary work and extraordinary life.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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