VENICE, Italy --- Documentary filmmaker Lauren Greenfield started interviewing former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos four years ago thinking that it might be a redemption story for the then 85-year-old. What she found is that Marcos was not only standing by the controversial history of her family but defending it as well. Greenfield's documentary about Marcos, "The Kingmaker," premiered Friday at the Venice International Film Festival. Imelda Marcos's husband, the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos presided over the country for 20 years and declared martial law in 1972, which ultimately resulted in his being ousted by an army-backed "people power" revolt in 1986. He...
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