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2018
PG-13
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 33 m

2018
PG-13
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 33 m

Summary André Leon Tally has been a fixture in the world of fashion for so long that it’s difficult to imagine a time when he wasn’t defining the boundaries of great style. Kate Novack’s intimate portrait, The Gospel According to André, takes viewers on an emotional journey from André’s roots growing up in the segregated Jim Crow South to becom...

Documentary

Directed By: Kate Novack

2018
PG-13
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 33 m

2018
PG-13
Magnolia Pictures
1 h 33 m

The Gospel According to André

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

67

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

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Summary André Leon Tally has been a fixture in the world of fashion for so long that it’s difficult to imagine a time when he wasn’t defining the boundaries of great style. Kate Novack’s intimate portrait, The Gospel According to André, takes viewers on an emotional journey from André’s roots growing up in the segregated Jim Crow South to becom...

Documentary

Directed By: Kate Novack

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

65% Positive
11 Reviews

35% Mixed
6 Reviews

0% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

65% Positive
11 Reviews

35% Mixed
6 Reviews

0% Negative
0 Reviews

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Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
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May 23, 2018

Ultimately this intimate, affectionate biography underscores an essential truth about the fashion industry, Talley’s work, and the life that he built out of what might seem like the unlikeliest circumstances: “Fashion is fleeting. Style remains.”

By Todd Gilchrist FULL REVIEW

May 24, 2018

The Talley of before the election presents himself as a man who believes anything is possible if you swallow your anger, work hard enough, and sacrifice all — especially your chance at love — and the Talley of after seems to worry that much of that progress has proved an illusion.

By April Wolfe FULL REVIEW

The Seattle Times

Jun 21, 2018

The Gospel According to André leaves you wishing you knew a little more about this complex, elegant gentleman and his lifelong love affair with style.

By Moira Macdonald FULL REVIEW

Apr 4, 2018

“Gospel” is Novack’s first solo feature, though she co-directed “Eat This New York” with husband Andrew Rossi, whose “Page One: Inside the New York Times” she also produced, and she seems to have an implicit understanding that shot composition is every bit as important in a documentary as in a narrative feature.

By Andrew Barker FULL REVIEW

Oct 2, 2018

Talley strikes you as a man of sincerity and depth behind all the air-kissing and lamé.

By Cath Clarke FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

May 24, 2018

The director, Kate Novack, has delivered a film that’s detailed and affectionate, but also frustratingly static, making a point not to get in its subject’s way.

By Jon Caramanica FULL REVIEW

Apr 26, 2018

While many documentaries about notable figures feel the unfortunate need to legitimate their subjects with hyperbolic praise from recognizable sources, the film immediately runs the gamut in a manner that would be worthy of a mockumentary were it not completely serious.

By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW

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User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

33% Positive
2 Ratings

33% Mixed
2 Ratings

33% Negative
2 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

33% Positive
2 Ratings

33% Mixed
2 Ratings

33% Negative
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Details

Production Company Abstract, Rossvack Productions

Release Date May 25, 2018

Duration 1 h 33 m

Rating PG-13

Genres

Documentary

Tagline A Film About Andre Leon Talley

Website http://andremovie.com/

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Awards

Edinburgh International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics

• 1 Nomination

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