
Michael White might just be the most famous person you've never heard of. A notorious London theatre and film impresario, he produced over 300 shows and movies over the last 50 years. Bringing to the stage the risqué productions of Oh! Calcutta!, The Rocky Horror Show and to the screen Monty Python's The Holy Grail, as well as introducing Merce Cunningham, Pina Bausch and Yoko Ono to London audiences, he irrevocably shaped the cultural scene of the 1970s London. Playboy, gam... (Full plot summary below)
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Michael White might just be the most famous person you've never heard of. A notorious London theatre and film impresario, he produced over 300 shows and movies over the last 50 years. Bringing to the stage the risqué productions of Oh! Calcutta!, The Rocky Horror Show and to the screen Monty Python's The Holy Grail, as well as introducing Merce Cunningham, Pina Bausch and Yoko Ono to London audiences, he irrevocably shaped the cultural scene of the 1970s London. Playboy, gambler, bon vivant, friend of the rich and famous, he is now in his late seventies and still enjoys partying like there's no tomorrow. In this intimate documentary, filmmaker Gracie Otto introduces us to this larger-than-life phenomenon. Featuring interviews with 50 of his closest friends including Anna Wintour, Kate Moss, John Waters and Barry Humphries and, of course, the man himself, Otto pays a vibrant tribute to a fascinating entertainer.
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| The ListAllan HunterThis is, above all, a celebration and as such is entertaining, informative and good fun. |
| Herald Sun (Australia)Leigh PaatschA haunting study of a man who was always in the right place at the right time, but was never really there. |
| ABC Radio (Australia)CJ JohnsonThe tone is buoyant, upbeat, optimistic and glamorous, as, it appears, White has been all his rather fabulous life. |
| The AustralianEddie CockrellWarm-hearted, respectful and somewhat melancholic. |
| The Age (Australia)Philippa HawkerWhat emerges is an affectionate, slightly melancholy evocation of a life - incomplete, but engaging. |
| 3AWJim SchembriA solid, illuminating, entertaining portrait of a highly unconventional producer whose boisterously anti-establishment sensibility allowed him to thrive at a very different, very daring time in pop culture. |
| Time OutCath ClarkeWhite is the 'most famous man you've never heard of' says actress Greta Scacchi, who joins the stars - most of them women - paying tribute in this doc. |
| GuardianLeslie FelperinWhite makes for a glittering prism through which to view a certain generation of bohemian excess and creativity. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonA fitting tribute to a relatively unknown yet significant and influential player on the West End theatre scene. |
| PopMattersChris BarsantiThe Last Impresario is a highlight reel of highly talented and famous people (John Cleese, Wallace Shawn, Anna Wintour) saying very nice things. This is not a bad thing on its face, but there are limits to how far it can go. |