[An] elegant documentary.
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12/14/07
Lagerfeld Confidential (2007)
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Reviews Counted:34
Fresh:14
Rotten:20
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: More vanity project than documentary; reveals little of its evasive subject.
Theatrical Release:Oct 26, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld lies at the heart of this style-centric documentary from director Rodolphe Marconi (LOVE FORBIDDEN).
Director: Rodolphe Marconi
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Reviews for Lagerfeld Confidential
Marconi colludes like an awestruck fan, letting the witty eccentric hold court with childhood anecdotes and quotable gems. Not that we’re complaining – after all, who needs reality when the illusion’s sweeter than Chanel?
10/24/07
Apart from a few too many longueurs of Lagerfeld shooting pretty pictures of pretty models, [the film] is an entertaining bauble.
10/25/07
"I'm a complete improvisation," Lagerfeld declares. And it's quite a performance.
10/23/07
Will have fashion mavens squawking for weeks.
10/26/07
Lagerfeld could be the fashion world's Nosferatu: gimlet eyes hidden behind shades as they appraise each new collection; monstrous in his egotism; and, despite his protestations otherwise, painfully lonely after selling his soul to haute couture.
10/26/07
Lagerfeld keeps the shades down and the collar up in this glossy but inexpressive biography.
10/26/07
The designer's droll wit makes this a compelling (if bitchy) documentary.
10/24/07
Fascinating portrait of a decadent aristocrat with a flair for the beautiful.
10/27/07
Engaging, frequently amusing and occasionally moving documentary about one of fashion's most fascinating figures.
10/26/07
Lagerfeld Confidential, while an undisciplined piece of filmmaking, offers a rare glimpse into the soul of the fashion world, with Lagerfeld, as he admits, surviving through his philosophical fixation on The New: life as the proverbial next season.
11/07/07
Top CriticAn engaging portrait of a man who claims to eschew self-analysis and nostalgia, even as these are clearly his stock in trade.
10/24/07
In the end, Marconi's point of view makes for an ultimately frustrating, if still fascinating, 87 minutes of cinema.
03/14/08
A serviceable docu-tease.
01/04/08
Top CriticKnow not to take tips from a man who has a ponytail and wears fingerless black gloves.
10/26/07
If you’re one of those devils who wears Prada, seek it out. If your jeans don’t come with designer labels, you’re advised to look elsewhere.
10/26/07
Even by the unexacting standards of fashionista portraiture, this is a feeble effort.
10/26/07
Lagerfeld embodies the high fashion life – his every move would provide enough material to fill The Devil Wears Prada ten times over, but our view is dulled by Marconi's bland questioning.
10/26/07
A drippy documentary.
10/24/07
You learn only as much as Lagerfeld wants you to, which isn't very much at all.
10/26/07
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