YvesSaintLaurentwasthelastofthegreatParisiancouturiers.In2002,hebidthefashionworldauwithonefinalcollection.Celebrationisanimmersiveexperienceinanindustrythatcansometimesfeellikeyou’reonanotherplanet.Thisportraitofafashioniconinthosefinalyearstakestheformofapanoramic,no-nonsensemontageofobservationehindthescenes,withSaintLaurentseemingfragileandattimesalittleremote.Thenhimselfreinsoutofthepicturemostofthetime,andit’shispartnerPierreBergéwhodirectstheindustriousseamstresses,themodels,thephotosessions,andprettymuchanythingelsehappeningontheworkfloor.Impressionsfilmedinblackandwhiteareintercutwithotherevents,suchaembersofhisstaffvisitingacantbuildingwherethefashionhousewasoncebased,aceremonyattheLuxorobelisk,aspeechSaintLaurentgivesinNewYorkuponreceivinganaward,andexcerptsfroninterviewwithajournalistinwhichheseemsvulnerablebutoptimistic.Afterinitiallycooperatingwiththefilm,thefashionompanyobjectedtoitsrelease.Anearlierversionwasshownatthe2007Berlinale.TV5MONDEsupportsallFrench-languageproductionsatIDFA2018.FormoreFrenchdocumentarieswithDucthsubtitles,visitTV5MONDE.
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