Film Festival 09 - Valentino - the Last Emperor
Valentino: The Last Emperor
USA 2008, 96m
Director: Matt Tyrnauer
Festivals: Venice, Toronto, Amsterdam Documentary 2008
"The opulent lifestyle and fabulous haute-couture fashions of the
great designer Valentino are presented in all their splendor in
this documentary by Matt Tyrnauer. The film covers Valentino's
final two years at work before his retirement and the grand
45th-anniversary party, in 2007, celebrating his fashions. The film
isn't a biography; Tyrnauer simply follows the designer around and
captures the moments. And, between the life beyond luxury (the
Roman villa, the French château, the yacht, the skiing in
Gstaad) and the workers in his showroom& there's plenty to
choose from. But the film's main focus is Valentino's 45 years with
his business and life partner, Giancarlo Giammetti, whose
attentiveness and devotion to the designer are sincerely
moving& By the time we get to the party, for which the
Colosseum is bathed in blue light as a backdrop for wire-dancing
acrobats dressed in Valentino red, the Felliniesque-ness of it all
can bring tears to our eyes." - Bruce Diones, New Yorker
In English, Italian and French, with English subtitles
www.valentinomovie.com
