pdmcin I want to start out by saying that I just happened by accident to catch this piece. I was also unaware of who Leigh Bowery was, being that I'm not into the "clubscene", and I'm not gay or into design. That being said, this is a truly remarkable film. If you haven't seen Leigh Bowery before, what he does is truly art. I was disturbed the entire way through the film. The costumes were disturbing, the subject matter pertaining to his life is disturbing, and the fact that something and someone so interesting could go seemingly unnoticed, by me at least, was disturbing. On a side note it also occurred to me that Marylyn Manson really isn't so original after seeing this as well. This documentary style film is definitely worth checking out, if nothing else but to see some of the amazing costumes that this artist put together.

jrobin6301 I saw this movie before i had ever heard about Leigh Bowery and this movie really documented his life and career it was really interesting and it showed a lot of his outlandish works of art Leigh was born in Australia and he was a fay fashion designer many of his works shocked and horrified . He was an infamous clubber and had amazing stage presence. Whether he was in gallery showing himself, nude, or giving birth to full grown women ha always had an amazing outlandish was to shock anyone. There are appearances by Boy Goerge , Rosie O'Donnel and Lucian Freud of which Leigh was his muse. if you haven't ever heard of Leigh or if you have and want to know more about him and what he was about then this is a great movie for you

didi-5 This short film, coming a decade after Bowery's untimely death from AIDS-related meningitis at the age of 33, presents an honest and interesting portrait of a clearly complex figure under all the glitter, high energy, and mad costumes. A larger than life image took him from Australia to the London gay clubland, costume design, and performance art (including a long association with the superb Michael Clark Dance Company), eventually culminating in the series of astonishing and touching portraits painted of him by Lucien Freud in 1990.This film attempts to give a balanced view of its subject through interviews with his family, friends, colleagues and widow Nicola (a lady with odd fashion sense!). I think it does the job pretty well, and the chance to see so many clips (including interviews, bits from Because We Must, and footage of Minty) and so many costumes more than justifies an entire film on this bizarre kid from Down Under.

Havan_IronOak Leigh Bowery was a London Club Kid of Australian origins who made a nightclub's night simply by entering the club. His outrageous costumes were always over the top and once you've seen one of his looks you'll never forget him.The movie has a lot of performance footage of him at clubs as well as interviews with Boy George as well as many who knew him more closely. (including his Salvation Army parents)This film not only gives you an idea of the man but also invokes an era that was unique and will not come again.