Valentino: The Last Emperor
by Matt Tyrnauer
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Actor: Anna Wintour, Giancarlo Giammetti, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeanne Beker, ValentinoDirector: Matt Tyrnauer
Brand: Trinity
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-09-08
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Phase 4 Films
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- VALENTINO: THE LAST EMPEROR (DVD MOVIE)
Movie Reviews of Valentino: The Last Emperor
Movie Review: A relentlessly compelling and fascinating movie from director Matt Tyrnauer
Summary: 5 Stars
I was reminded of this excellent movie today while reading an article in the New York Times about all the effort and money that went into Marc Jacobs' Fashion Week show - nine minutes, more than one million dollars. Sound over the top? It's not once you see all the planning and detail that needs to go into a production like that. Valentino - both the film and the movie - similarly sweats over the details.
This is a relentlessly compelling and fascinating movie from director Matt Tyrnauer. It's more than just a movie about a fashion icon. It's foremost a story about the long and enduring relationship between Valentino Garavani and 40+ year partner (business, life and otherwise), Giancarlo Giammetti. While it's Valentino who focuses on the clothes and brings the creative discipline, it's the unsung Giammetti who executes the ideas, runs the business and mounts the shows. The parallels between this partnership and the one the Times spotlighted today between Jacobs and long-time partner Robert Duffy are striking.
Another fascinating aspect of the film: how the reclusive Valentino has pulled back the curtains to give us a glimpse at his version of the daily grind. Director Tyrnauer simply gets it: he knows that the most fascinating aspect of any film like this is to simply show us how this famous person goes about his life, to present him as flesh and blood rather than icon. So we see Valentino skiing, taking his meals, sharing private moments with Giammetti, planning parties, spoiling his brood of pugs (Milton, Molly, Margot, Maude and Monty) and so on. In some aspects, just like us. In other moments (private jets, chalets, country estates), not so much.
If you loved The September Issue as much as I did, 'Valentino' is a perfect next step.
Summary of Valentino: The Last Emperor
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