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Yves Saint Laurent 5 avenue Marceau 75116 Paris
Metascore
63 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
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  1. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    80
    Visual tone poem.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Leslie Camhi
    80
    This is a tender and engaging portrait of a marvelously elusive personality, whose style remains timeless.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    75
    There are family photos, interviews with colleagues, newsreels of early shows, a chat with his mother and vintage interviews with an unbelievably young and sexy YSL.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    70
    Engrossing and illuminating.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Lisa Nesselson
    70
    Companion piece to Teboul's "Yves Saint Laurent -- Time Regained" nicely complements that excellent film but is less riveting as a free-standing experience.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    60
    Will best be appreciated by those already familiar with the fashion world in general and Saint Laurent in particular.
  7. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    While the film captures all the beauty of these extraordinary pieces, the details of Saint Laurent's legendarily turbulent personal life are glossed over with frustrating tact.
  8. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    60
    Except for the access the director, David Teboul, had to Mr. Saint Laurent's inner circle, "Times" wouldn't be out of place on A&E.
  9. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    50
    So unfocused we never get to know the man behind the gowns.
  10. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Mark Jenkins
    30
    May be too much Yves Saint Laurent even for those connoisseurs who can differentiate the YSL line from Dior's or Chanel's.
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