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2019
Not Rated
The Orchard
1 h 45 m

2019
Not Rated
The Orchard
1 h 45 m

Summary America’s first superstar designer, Halston rose to international fame in the 1970s, creating an empire and personifying the dramatic social and sexual revolution of the last century. Reaching beyond the glitz and glamour, acclaimed filmmaker Frédéric Tcheng reveals Halston’s profound impact on fashion, culture, and business.

Directed By: Frédéric Tcheng

2019
Not Rated
The Orchard
1 h 45 m

2019
Not Rated
The Orchard
1 h 45 m

Halston

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

64

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings

6.8

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Summary America’s first superstar designer, Halston rose to international fame in the 1970s, creating an empire and personifying the dramatic social and sexual revolution of the last century. Reaching beyond the glitz and glamour, acclaimed filmmaker Frédéric Tcheng reveals Halston’s profound impact on fashion, culture, and business.

Directed By: Frédéric Tcheng

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

53% Positive
9 Reviews

47% Mixed
8 Reviews

0% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

53% Positive
9 Reviews

47% Mixed
8 Reviews

0% Negative
0 Reviews

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

The Seattle Times

Jul 10, 2019

This film celebrates Halston’s work but shows more interest in the man — and the unexpected corporate drama — behind it.

By Moira Macdonald FULL REVIEW

Chicago Sun-Times

Jun 12, 2019

Unusual framing device aside, Halston is on balance a solid and affectionate tribute to an American original.

By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW

May 22, 2019

It would be easy to paint him as a tragic figure but Tcheng’s film is more of a celebration than a lamentation, saluting a superstar designer whose life was a triumph of style and substance.

By Allan Hunter FULL REVIEW

May 29, 2019

It’s an understatement to say that Tcheng is drawn to this material. He revels in it. Yet he’s too clear-eyed to turn Halston’s story into a morality tale.

By Mark Feeney FULL REVIEW

May 31, 2019

While not as insightful as his previous work, Halston doesn’t blemish Tcheng’s resume either, providing a perfectly enjoyable – if inconsequential – portrait of a larger-than-life public figure. Fashionistas will surely gulp this up, while the rest of us may ultimately dismiss it as yet another glamorized, facile look into a glamorized, facile industry.

By Alex Saveliev FULL REVIEW

May 22, 2019

When it reverts to conventional documentary storytelling, then, “Halston” is thrilling stuff for fashion nerds, as well as a poignant character study of a misfit ultimately undone by an excessive hunger to prove himself.

By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

May 23, 2019

I liked the deluge of visual information and personalities. The pictures, footage, biography, news and gossip are the opposite of a Halston dress — unruly, busy, fussed over. But they come at you with an energy that feels substantial. Knowing what to do with all of that material is its own kind of intelligence. Why overthink it? Or: why show us what you’ve overthought?

By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW

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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings

40% Positive
2 Ratings

60% Mixed
3 Ratings

0% Negative
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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings

40% Positive
2 Ratings

60% Mixed
3 Ratings

0% Negative
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Details

Production Company CNN Films, Dogwoof, TDog, Possibility Entertainment, Sharp House, Gloss Studio

Release Date May 24, 2019

Duration 1 h 45 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Tagline From Iowa to Studio 54, the epic story of the superstar designer who put American fashion on the map in the 70s reveals a cautionary tale when Halston gambles his career on Wall Street.

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Awards

Guild of Music Supervisors Awards

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

CPH:DOX

• 1 Nomination

Sarasota Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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