Saint Laurent
- Director: Bertrand Bonello
- Writer: Thomas Bidegain; Bertrand Bonello
- Producer: Eric Altmayer
CGiii Comment
Well...the French film industry certainly know how to screw things up...
Two YSL bio-pics in the same year...and, nominations galore for both in the Cesar Awards. Each one won one award...this for Best Costume Design. The other: Best Actor.
That kind of says it all...
Running at a hefty 150 minute, this one does nothing but bore.
It looks good...apart from all the split-screen stuff...cheap.
A sleep-inducing, non-entity...and, quite unnecessary.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Lavish and visually seductive, director Bertrand Bonello’s biopic of iconic French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent (Gaspard Ulliel) is also an intimate drama that covers the deeply personal landscapes of addiction and sexuality that underscore the story of Saint Laurent’s rise to international acclaim. The production design, costumes, and cinematography capture the luster and color of the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s, emphasizing the correlation between the romantic and visual connections that Bonello builds between Saint Laurent’s artistic inspirations and oeuvre, and the mise-en-scène of the world of the film. Striking French actor and model Ulliel embodies the flair, melancholy, and conflict of Saint Laurent’s artistic soul. The internationally renowned supporting cast includes Léa Seydoux, Jérémie Renier, and Louis Garrel. —Jacqueline Lyanga
Cast & Characters
Lea Seydoux as Loulou de la Falaise;
Gaspard Ulliel as Yves Saint Laurent;
Louis Garrel as Jacques de Bascher;
Amira Casar as Anne-Marie Munoz;
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi;
Jeremie Renier as Pierre Berge;
Jasmine Trinca as Talitah Getty;
Helmut Berger;
Dominique Sanda;
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