Anna was likeable … accurate representation?
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BrunoAntony — 16 years ago(February 22, 2010 08:53 PM)
I thought she was supposed to be miserable old hag ala "Devil's Wears Prada"? I don't follow fashion, but I found her to be quite charming.
However, I did notice that people danced nervously around her was there something we weren't shown on the documentary? -
Justme262 — 16 years ago(February 24, 2010 01:46 PM)
Yes, the documentary did not show exactly how Anna Wintour treats people who work with her nor even respects them for what it is worth.
She has done a great job for Vogue but that is no excuse in my opinion to belittle or snub or humiliate people the way she does. And that's exactly what you don't see in the documentary.
So no it isn't a accurate representation of who she is in reality on the workplace. The only time this documentary has been accurate is probably when she was talking about her private life or her family.
I have not worked directly with her but I have indirectly and that's already more than enough. -
cookiela2001 — 16 years ago(March 15, 2010 12:53 PM)
People don't act the way they really are in front of a camera; there is no such thing as "reality" TV.
At one point near the end, she clears a disk and an envelope (or something) off her desk and hands it to someone off camera with a
really
iron stern look. You might wonder WHY she's looking at whoever it is that way.did
they
leave it on her desk?? I think not, Miss Wintour. I'm quite sure no one sits at your desk except YOU! -
eatmepapi — 16 years ago(March 17, 2010 03:35 PM)
I actually found Anna to be dull. NOT mean enough, just cold. Which didn't make for interesting film-viewing IMO. She wasn't any bitchier than my own boss, but I'm sure they must have chopped the juicy bits out. Of course her staff "danced nervously around her", they ARE working with a fashion icon who could make or break their careers.
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steven-e-carrier — 15 years ago(April 13, 2010 10:35 PM)
There is no doubt that Anna Wintour had control over what we saw in the final version of the film, but that does not mean what we saw was fake. No one person is completely good or bad and as many of her employees stated is that Anna is there in a business fashion. Anna is ALL business at Vogue. Couldn't you tell how much looser she was at home? Plus, Anna was raised in England in the 50s and 60s where women had to be prim and proper and you can tell Anna still carries some of that with her. So add that with her professional manner and her being the damn editor-in-chief (which is a HUGE responsibility) and that makes for a very cold person in public. I thought that we saw just enough of her nice personality and just enough of her cutthroat side that it was a fair depiction. Sure, I bet there are examples of her acting out the extremes of both ends, but the documentary was smart in not showing those. It was a really fair film all around.
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morningsidemary — 15 years ago(April 14, 2010 10:10 AM)
And don't let it escape you that Anna, at the end of the film, was VERY gracious and appreciative of Grace and her "genius," despite Grace's sniping thoughout. She let all that meanness stay in the movie and was quite kind, I thought. She was certainly not the villain of the piece.
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firstwinsgop — 15 years ago(April 15, 2010 11:13 AM)
However, I did notice that people danced nervously around her was there something we weren't shown on the documentary?
Anna Wintour is the most powerful woman in the world and she has extremely demanding standards for the people in her employ. So it is only natural that people are nervous around her. You see the same thing with respect to the Queen of England. -
pinkxcouturee — 15 years ago(August 12, 2010 01:15 PM)
TDWP was definitely an exaggeration of her true character. Like her coworkers said, she isn't particularly warm, but she is by no means cruel. She is just efficient and does not like to waste her time. She's kind in her own way.
Which would be worse, to live as a monster or to die as a good man? -
kay_cee_d — 15 years ago(October 03, 2010 08:45 AM)
She's the most powerful woman in the fashion world I think.
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