Granted, these days they seem to come around like clockwork, but even by the standards of 2014, when backtoback biopics were dueling for filmgoers, this autumn is particularly notable. May 07, 2015 in 2014, two different french films sought to encapsulate the late designers genius and emotional demons. Jun 17, 2015 not to be confused with the 2004 documentary yves saint laurent. Pierre berge, transformative fashion executive and opera czar. It is interesting to look inside a world that one knows nothing about what appears on the everyday street is so far removed from the weird out of the world outfits of these fashion houses.
In 1998 a young filmmaker called olivier meyrou was invited by pierre berge, the longterm partner of yves saintlaurent, to film the pair at the height of their success. Bertrand bonellos saint laurent, had its premiere at the cannes film festival last. Pink floyd exhibition with nick mason, brian may, roger taylor, bob geldof 2017 duration. The film opened the panorama special section of the 64th berlin international film festival at the renovated zoo palast.
The last collections shines the spotlight on the cost of this celebrity status. Sep 16, 2008 1992 documentary 10 years before the closure of yves saint laurent haute couture provides the look at the life and career of the legendary designer. Pierre berge on his relationship with yves saint laurent. Yves saint laurent cofounder pierre berge dead at 86. Pierre berge yves saint laurent biopic film british vogue. It is a documentary that occupies the fashion space, centering on the lives of the late mr. Between 1998 and 2001, he shot a documentary about saint laurent called celebration, which had its u. Yves saint laurent is a 2014 french biographical drama film directed by jalil lespert and. He, too, was fascinated by the mens long friendship. Jun 15, 2009 yves saint laurent documentary 5 avenue marceau, 75116 paris part 2 of 9. The ysl documentary pierre berge did not want anyone to see. Before his death in 2017, berge had a change of heart, paving the.
At the mfa, celebration documentary untangles yves saint. Yves saint laurent, a biopic from jalil lespert the new. Pierre niney is a dead ringer for the fashion designer, but this is a lifeless account of his career. O elenco coadjuvante contou com lea seydoux, amira casar, aymeline valade e helmut berger. His life and times is an intimate biography featuring extensive interviews with the reclusive designer. Mar 19, 2014 the director of the film, simply titled yves saint laurent, is jalil lespert, previously an actor in the likes of tell noone. A look at the life of french designer yves saint laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, pierre berge. Jan 07, 2014 pierre berge, the former partner of yves saint laurent, has been outspoken in his support of one of the forthcoming biopics about saint laurents life while being damning about the other but thats not because it whitewashes the legendary designers failings. Just two years after the last documentary, another film, directed by jalil lespert, a young parisian actordirector, will tell the designers long love story. The city and country homes of legendary fashion designer, yves saint laurent 19362008, and his partner, businessman pierre berge 1930, have both been sold and all contents auctioned off in february and november 2009 in recordsetting proportions raising. Have a peek into the world of style icon yves saint laurent and pierre berge at home with yves saint laurent and pierre berge. The life of yves saint laurent is likely to make for a far more engrossing movie than coco before chaneland its jalil lespert whos been trusted with bringing his complex story to the bigscreen. In 1998, at a screening of one of his films in paris, young french director olivier meyrou was approached by pierre berge, the erstwhile lover and lifelong business partner of yves saint laurent, who asked if hed like to make a documentary about saint laurent and his legendary couture house.
Trying to film yves saint laurent was much like trying to film two. Meyrous documentary celebration offers a rare, behindthescenes look of yves. Well, you can see us both in a picture that shows the mourning guests, but in fact i met him on february 3, 1958 during a dinner organized by marielouise bousquet. Inedit pierre berge nous parle des demons dyves saint laurent partie 3 duration. Voir plus didees sur le theme yves saint laurent, saint laurent et laurent. He was manicdepressive, exactly what the word means, manic and depressive. A documentary on yves saint laurents professional life from the age of 20 on as told mainly by his partner pierre berge. Mar 02, 2014 pierre niney and charlotte lebon in the new film yves saint laurent photograph. Yves saint laurent documentary 5 avenue marceau, 75116. Banned documentary of yves saint laurent is finally released, 18. The two yves saint laurent museums will open in 2017, with a new building in marrakesh by studio ko.
They separated as lovers in 1976, but they remained friends and business. Jun 25, 2014 yves saint laurent, the man, was a towering figure in the fashion worlda visionary haute couture designer who challenged traditional notions of feminine beauty and power. Yves saint laurent and pierre berge promote the french fashion industry and stay friends against. Thibault grabherr yves was a genius, indulged and excused by a generation that believed that geniuses should live by. Banned documentary of yves saint laurent is finally. That is, if a wallow in felliniesque excess that involves bottomless. Both will exhibit a selection from the fondation pierre bergeyves saint laurent, paris of more than 5,000 hautecouture garments and 15,000 accessories, as well as thousands of sketches, collection boards, photographs, and objects. The longawaited yves saint laurent documentary celebration, follows. Yet, at the very same time, the film, which is the handiwork of french director and. The banned yves saint laurent documentary celebration was kept under wraps for nearly 20 years. The customeractress relaxes into the clothing and as she does, becomes.
Natalie woods daughter, actress natasha gregson wagner, has written. The film centers on saint laurent s life from 1967 to. Twenty one years ago, in 1998, french filmmaker olivier meyrou filmed yves saint laurent and his partner pierre berge for a documentary that was never released. A 60 days huis clos in the famous house of haute couture. Celebration olivier meyrous excellent, longsuppressed portrait of yves saint laurent reveals the designer as a tragic. Its a tasteful and formulaic biopic, visually lush but emotionally shallow. With pierre niney, guillaume gallienne, charlotte le bon, laura smet. Yves saint laurent soundtrack music complete song list. Saint laurent filme wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Banned yves saint laurent documentary celebration comes.
Pierre berge, yves saint laurents partner both in business and, sometimes, in life, from a 2012 interview after he was asked whether the french fashion icon was always creating. Guillaume gallienne and pierre niney in yves saint laurent. Yves saint laurent is a 2014 french biographical drama film directed by jalil lespert and cowritten with jacques fieschi, jeremie guez and mariepierre huster. The film charts the meteoric rise of the talented shy, introverted and gay yves saint laurent and then his struggles to keep his creativity and to cope with his sexuality. Yves saint laurent documentary traces last years of. Pierre berge and yves saint laurent in a still from the film celebration. The turbulent love story behind yves saint laurents.
Retrouvez tout le casting du film yves saintlaurent realise par jalil lespert avec pierre niney, guillaume gallienne, charlotte le bon, laura smet. Regardez film yves saint laurent en streaming gratuit. The turbulent love story behind yves saint laurents revolutionary rise the designer and his lover, pierre berge, had deliberately defined roles saint laurent was the fragile artist and berge was the ultimate manager. Whether it is a truthful or a dramatic version of his life, i do not know. His life and times or the 2014 biopic yves saint laurent, saint laurent which is, in fact, another biopic released in france in. The ysl documentary pierre berge did not want anyone to. May 12, 2011 documentary looks at designer yves saint laurent s life, love and art. Controversy surrounding second yves saint laurent biopic. Now, a oncebanned documentary to be released after 20 years yves saint laurent. That film, celebration is finally able to be seen, more than a decade after. Berge and yves saint laurent, who first met in paris in 1958, amassed during their years as a couple.
Jun 24, 2014 the tale of yves saint laurent and pierre berge is a tumultuous, passionate, complex, decadent, druglaced love story. Suppressed film of yves saint laurent finally released. Controversial decadeold documentary on fashion designer yves. Whilst revealing the busy world of a fashion house, the beautiful. Berge, the partner of yves saint laurent, suppressed the film for years, but it is finally reaching theaters this month. The film centers on the 2009 christies megaauction of more than 700 art objects that mr. Celebrated actress adele haenel portrait of a lady on fire brings. Yves saint laurent, the movie, isnt nearly so innovative or forward thinking. Olivier meyrou spent several years filming behindthescenes as saint laurent was working on his final collection.
In honor of our premiere of yves saint laurent, these excellent french restaurants are extending special offers to film forum ticketholders. Controversial decadeold documentary on fashion designer. This means periods when he did every sort of thing crazy with happiness, and then the next day, it was blackness. Sep 08, 2017 pierre berge, who transformed the french fashion industry as the managerial genius behind yves saint laurent, and went on to have a tempestuous career as the czar of paris opera, died on friday. Celebration provides rare access to yves saint laurent. Yves saint laurent biopic taking a look at the life of famous french fashion designer yves saint laurent, from the beginning of his career when he met his lover and business partner pierre berge. Yves saint laurents pierre berge on fashion, art and politics newsnight. Yves saint laurent soundtrack announced film music reporter. The film is based on the life of yves saint laurent from 1958.
Moujik, yves saint laurent s blackandwhite french bulldog, seems to be the only character that resists the passing of time in celebration, a documentary by olivier meyrou on the couturiers last years at his fashion house, out on nov. Yves saint laurent s former lover has revealed the designer spent his life batting bipolar disorder. Director olivier meyrou talks celebration, the film that saint laurents business and life partner pierre berge sued to have suppressed for. The supporting cast features lea seydoux, amira casar, aymeline valade, and helmut berger. Pierre berge, the longtime companion of legendary french designer yves saint laurent and cofounder of his eponymous fashion house, has died following a long illness. Documentary looks at designer yves saint laurent s life, love and art. Withheld for nearly 20 years, this exquisite and moving documentary observes the last few years of style icon yves saint laurent. Les croquis qui apparaissent dans le film sont egalement des originaux 1, tout comme certains dialogues 2. Dec 06, 20 yves saint laurent is directed by jalil lespert and stars pierre niney in the title role of the french fashion designer and guillaume gallienne as pierre berge, his onetime romantic partner and fashion house cofounder. The second film, saint laurent, is slotted for international release by sony pictures.