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  • 2019
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 14 m
  • 2019
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 14 m

Summary Filmed over the course of three years, this portrait of fashion colossus Yves Saint Laurent’s final show was suppressed right after its first and only public screening at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival. The film was blocked by YSL’s business (and on-and-off romantic) partner Pierre Berge, who objected to the couturier’s portrayal as frail...

Directed By: Olivier Meyrou

Written By: Olivier Meyrou

  • 2019
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 14 m
  • 2019
  • Kimstim Films
  • 1 h 14 m

Celebration

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Summary Filmed over the course of three years, this portrait of fashion colossus Yves Saint Laurent’s final show was suppressed right after its first and only public screening at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival. The film was blocked by YSL’s business (and on-and-off romantic) partner Pierre Berge, who objected to the couturier’s portrayal as frail...

Directed By: Olivier Meyrou

Written By: Olivier Meyrou

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Oct 16, 2019
Whether you view it as a trenchant treatise on the contemporary effects of Marxism, or just a wonderfully odd glimpse into a fading star of the fashion industry, Celebration is at turns beguiling, fascinating, and true, which is what one should want and need out of a documentary.
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80
Oct 31, 2019
Gives us an amazingly candid and rather shocking study of the legendary fashion designer, and his apparent physical and mental deterioration at the age of 60.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 17, 2019
The peek into this world, at this time, feels like a rare treat, an unearthed gem released from a vault.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 3, 2019
Celebration ultimately resembles more of a snapshot than a fleshed-out portrait, but it's one that's likely to linger in your memory for a long time afterwards.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 3, 2019
Saint Laurent was essential to 20th-century culture, and Celebration shows the inevitable fading of glory as well as the enduring features of his life’s work.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
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Oct 3, 2019
Olivier Meyrou’s ironically titled documentary weaves a tightly constructed story about success, power, and mortality.
By Pat Brown FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 7, 2019
Celebration doesn’t feel entirely fair, but it’s a priceless addition to our understanding of how Yves Saint Laurent — the man, the myth, la marque — operated: a flawed film whose mere existence makes it essential viewing.
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Production Company Hold Up Films
Release Date Oct 2, 2019
Duration 1 h 14 m
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