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The idea behind Plato's Atlantis is where people come from the landand go back into the...

The idea behind Plato's Atlantis is where people come from the land
and go back into the sea

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The idea behind Plato's Atlantis
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is where people come from the land and go back into the sea.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
01:32:42
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Salon Pictures,Misfits Entertainment,Creativity Capital,Moving Pictures Media,Time Based Arts,The Electric Shadow Company,Commondeer Films

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Movie Summary

The life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line and his untimely death.
He loved swimming, scuba diving. - McQueen 00:15
He loved swimming, scuba diving.
Plato's Atlantis was kind of like a study in his head - McQueen 00:30
Plato's Atlantis was kind of like a study in his head
"And in my last show, in the end..." - McQueen 00:06
"And in my last show, in the end..."
"So, I'm gonna do the same sort of thing, - McQueen 00:18
"So, I'm gonna do the same sort of thing,
"I'm just gonna shoot myself." - McQueen 00:05
"I'm just gonna shoot myself."
And I... - McQueen 00:06
And I...
It was like he thought - McQueen 00:08
It was like he thought
"But if you are thinking to do this, - McQueen 00:17
"But if you are thinking to do this,
You're gonna harm so many people - McQueen 00:14
You're gonna harm so many people
He was like a movie director. - McQueen 00:06
He was like a movie director.
He said, "Listen, you have to have this face. - McQueen 00:15
He said, "Listen, you have to have this face.
I tried not to picture myself falling. - McQueen 00:11
I tried not to picture myself falling.
Endless print designs. - McQueen 00:13
Endless print designs.
And it became something else, unrecognisable. - McQueen 00:15
And it became something else, unrecognisable.
He knew he needed something revolutionary. - McQueen 00:05
He knew he needed something revolutionary.
I didn't go to Plato, my mum not being well. - McQueen 00:11
I didn't go to Plato, my mum not being well.
Because he'd lost Issie, - McQueen 00:10
Because he'd lost Issie,
After my grandmother Joyce passed away, - McQueen 00:08
After my grandmother Joyce passed away,
Lee was distraught. - McQueen 00:10
Lee was distraught.
I mean, we was all taking my mum's passing bad. - McQueen 00:11
I mean, we was all taking my mum's passing bad.