The Last Impresario
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| Directed by | Gracie Otto |
| Produced by | Nicole O'Donohue |
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| Music by | Michael Yezerski |
| Cinematography | Gracie Otto |
| Edited by | Karen Johnson |
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85 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Last Impresario is a 2013 documentary film about prolific British theatre impresario and film producer Michael White. The film was directed by Gracie Otto, and made its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2013, where it was positively received by critics.
The film features interviews with Michael White and many of his close friends and colleagues, including John Cleese, Naomi Watts, Kate Moss, Rachel Ward, Yoko Ono, Barry Humphries, Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory, John Waters, Jim Sharman, Peter Richardson (British Director), Nigel Planer, Nell Campbell, Lorne Michaels, Jeremy Thomas, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Brian Thomson, Anna Wintour, and Lyndall Hobbs.
The film examines Michael's life and legacy, from his birth in Glasgow in 1936, to his early childhood and education at Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz in Switzerland and then at the Sorbonne in Paris, to his rising success as a young theatre impresario in London's West End, where he staged over 100 productions, including Oh! Calcutta!, The Rocky Horror Show, A Chorus Line, and Annie. Michael's success as a feature film producer, responsible for Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jabberwocky, and My Dinner With Andre, among many others, is also detailed. The film documents Michael's recent heart attack, bankruptcy, and the sale of his life's collection of memorabilia in 2011 at a Sotheby's auction. The film explores the strong relationships Michael has forged with some of the most famous and influential artists, musicians, actors, filmmakers, comedians and celebrities of the twentieth century, including Kate Moss, John Cleese, Jack Nicholson, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Mick Jagger, Pina Bausch, Andy Warhol, Naomi Watts, and many more, through a combination of interviews, narration, archival footage, home video, location photography, excerpts from his plays and films, letters, and candid personal photographs.
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