Born in Algeria, Yves Saint Laurent (Gaspard Ulliel) moves to France and utilizes his creativity to become an icon of the fashion industry.
Release Date: May 8th, 2015
R |2 hr 31 min
Plot SummaryBorn in Algeria, Yves Saint Laurent (Gaspard Ulliel) moves to France and utilizes his creativity to become an icon of the fashion industry.
Cast: Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier, Léa Seydoux, Amira Casar, Louis Garrel, Aymeline Valade, Helmut Berger, Micha Lescot
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Genres: Biography , Historical drama
Production Co: Orange Pictures GmbH & Co. KG, EuropaCorp, Mandarin Films, Orange Studio
Ironically, then, a designer renowned for his brilliantly precise lines and proportions — enough to make a dress out of a Mondrian painting — is paid tribute by a work with disappointingly sloppy structure. Saint Laurent might glitter like the real thing, but a careful look at the construction shows it’s really just a knockoff. show more
The screenplay... seems to generally lack a throughline or focus, coasting from party scenes full of drugs and alcohol to work-related drama but rarely managing to get inside the head of the self-destructive character the designer had become by the 1970s. show more
Dreamy and impressionistic, full of debauchery, drugs, disco, and dazzling couture, Saint Laurent is a biopic that picks its moments, leaving backstory behind. show more
