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Valentino: The Last Emperor

Country: USA, Language: English, 96 mins

  • Director: Matt Tyrnauer
  • Producer: Ted Alexandre; Matt Kapp

CGiii Comment

A petulant little prick with pugs...or, a pugnacious genius of fashion?

Egos and affectations...abound, gratingly so...

The dichotomies are numerous...a love story...or, how the financiers screwed an institution.....

A reflection on a life and a retirement from a lifestyle...

For those interested in haute couture - this is a must.

For those with a conscience...the perverse waste of money (for a dress) will have you running to pitch your tent...all in the name of CAPITALISM.


Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

A story of friendship, a retrospective, and a look at haute couture as business: we watch Valentino Garavani (1932- ) and partner Giancarlo Giammetti from preparation for the 2006 Spring/Summer Collection in Paris to a July 2007 retrospective of Valentino's 45-year career, which included dressing Jacqueline Kennedy. The film documents a year of work, shows, business changes, and decisions. We follow a creation from sketch to runway: he's always in pursuit of beauty. We're in Paris, Rome, and Venice. He receives the French Legion of Honor medal; his acceptance speech brings tears. Reporters ask when he'll retire. Is the Roman retrospective his career's finale? Cue Puccini.

Cast & Characters

Valentino as Himself;
Giancarlo Giammetti as Himself;
Nati Abascal as Herself;
Giorgio Armani as Himself;
Jeannie Becker as Herself;
Matthew Broderick as Himself;
Michael Caine as Himself;
Joan Collins as Herself;
Alessandra Facchinetti as Herself;
Dante Ferretti as Himself;
Tom Ford as Himself;
Anne Hathaway as Herself;
Jacqueline Kennedy as Herself;
Karl Lagerfeld as Himself;
Matteo Marzotto as Himself