Yves was a monster with mental illness, pierre was a saint who stood by him. Its a tasteful and formulaic biopic, visually lush but emotionally shallow. The french actor gaspard ulliel will play the designer in french director bertrand bonellos forthcoming biopic, after a huge audition process. The most sympathetic character in the latest film about yves saint laurent is moujik his french bulldog. Yves saint laurent, the man, was a towering figure in the fashion worlda visionary haute couture designer who challenged traditional notions of feminine beauty and power. Ibrahim maalouf yves saintlaurent original movie soundtrack ibrahim maalouf official. Not to be confused with the 2004 documentary yves saint laurent.
Rent saint laurent 2015 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Yves saintlaurent was born on august 1, 1936 in oran, oran, france as yves henri donat mathieu. Actrices et acteurs yves saint laurent 2014 yves saint laurent, casting du film. The young design genius who left french algeria as a teenager to work for christian dior, took over the house of dior at age 21 in 1957, following his mentors death. Pierre niney, guillaume gallienne, charlotte le bon, laura smet. Pierre et yves download on itunes pierre et yves play on spotify pierre et yves play on youtube pierre et yves.
That seems to be the theme of saint laurent, an epiclength biopic not to be confused with last years yves saint laurent, a briefer and less juicy authorized account about the enigmatic master of hautecouture fabulousness who died from a brain tumor in 2008 at age 71. Why do filmmakers insist on portraying yves saint laurent. The life of yves saint laurent is likely to make for a far more engrossing movie than coco before chaneland its jalil lespert whos been trusted with bringing his complex story to the bigscreen. At age four, yves saint laurent purportedly advised his mother that the dress and shoes she was wearing did not work. The unauthorized film gives saint laurent more agency over his bad behavior and paints berge as a selfmotivated tyrant whose ability to keep. The two actors who portray yves and his business partner and his life partner, pierre in the film yves st. Goofs ysls black leather beat collection is shown as having been created in 1964 in the film, suggesting ysl was a leader of the mod look of the mid 1960s, but in fact his beat collection was done in 1960 and was too youthful for dior clientele at the time and the main reason ysl was fired from dior. Fashion designer yves saint laurent pierre niney works with one of his early muses, victoire doutreleau charlotte le bon. In the biopic yves saint laurent, fashion from the vault. As he grew up, yves saint laurent s personal and professional sensibilities were shaped by the art of film. Whether it is a truthful or a dramatic version of his life, i do not know. This film by bertrand bonello offers an allaccess look into the designer yves saint laurent at work and afterhours with a perspective that is at once intimate and detached.
The film is based on the life of yves saint laurent from 1958. Further confirming the apparently boundless talent of comedie francaise actor pierre niney, who doesnt play saint laurent so much as embody him, yves saint laurent traces the life of the. Saint laurent, a vibrant, buzzy biopic of the visionary french designer, plays like an extended high fashion ad campaign, prioritizing corporeal movement aided and abetted by shiny textures, music. Why do filmmakers insist on portraying yves saint laurent as a fragile genius. The film charts the meteoric rise of the talented shy, introverted and gay yves saint laurent and then his struggles to keep his creativity and to cope with his sexuality. Yves saint laurent, while magnificent in cinematography and dutiful in story, probably could have pushed itself further to create a more dynamic telling of the wunderkinds life and work. Pierre niney is a dead ringer for the fashion designer, but this is a lifeless account of his career. Yves saint laurent is arguably the greatest fashion designer of this century. Songs and music featured in yves saint laurent soundtrack. Style is forever a look at the life of french designer yves saint laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, pierre berge. Fashion designer yves saint laurent is the subject of a film that has the glossy sheen of. Yves saint laurent, the movie, isnt nearly so innovative or forward thinking. I dont doubt the sincerity of the team associated with this film, but the heavy hand of monsieur berge plus ludicrous casting makes this just dull. The supporting cast features lea seydoux, amira casar, aymeline valade, and helmut berger.