This documentary covers an iconic actress whose life is well known.
But the film uses very good primary sources, mainly actual interviews, and the editing is first rate.
I don't think I learned anything dramatically new, but the way the subject is arranged brought some new insights into the information.
If nothing else, it's interesting to have a documentarian openly discussing gender and orientation. (As Hepburn herself would have been open to doing--as she actually did on tape in years past.)
Katharine Hepburn was ahead of her time. She may well still be ahead of our time. Because the woman lived a truly authentic life without the usual self-limiting worries most of us have.
But the film uses very good primary sources, mainly actual interviews, and the editing is first rate.
I don't think I learned anything dramatically new, but the way the subject is arranged brought some new insights into the information.
If nothing else, it's interesting to have a documentarian openly discussing gender and orientation. (As Hepburn herself would have been open to doing--as she actually did on tape in years past.)
Katharine Hepburn was ahead of her time. She may well still be ahead of our time. Because the woman lived a truly authentic life without the usual self-limiting worries most of us have.