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Valentino: the Last Emperor (2009)
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Reviews Counted:61
Fresh:47
Rotten:14
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: Valentino: the Last Emperor utilizes its access to the fashion icon to the fullest, and the result is a glitzy, dishy, and insightful documentary.
Theatrical Release:Mar 18, 2009 Limited
Box Office: $1,569,618
Synopsis: Shown around the world in film festivals to wide acclaim, VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR is a feature film that has captured the hearts and imaginations of audiences. It is a behind-the-scenes look at... [More]
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Reviews for Valentino: the Last Emperor
This remarkably intimate portrait, made with less formality than you might expect, gives a real insight into Valentino as a living, working phenomenon at the end of his career
09/10/09
A genuine Felliniesque procession of the rich, powerful and over-awed.
03/18/09
Those previously unfamiliar with the work of Valentino will find it to be sporadically interesting. Everyone else, especially fashion aficionados, will find it to be superficial, unprovocative and bland.
03/19/09
In this time of economic distress, watching the twilight of Valentino's enormous success, and the extravagant lifestyle it funded, doesn't feel like it's worth a lot of tears.
04/11/09
If Valentino doesn't reveal much about the man, it argues convincingly that the elaborate gowns, like the vintage one Julia Roberts wore to accept her Oscar, will outlive him, anyway.
06/12/09
In a time where fashion is reduced to tawdry reality shows, Valentino: The Last Emperor reinjects the sophistication and elegance in what some say is a lost art form.
06/10/09
This splendidly eye-filling documentary about the last of the grand couturiers is as seductive and glamorous as high fashion itself.
03/18/09
Frothy doc on the iconic fashion designer Valentino.
12/16/09
The unique behind-the-scenes profile Tyrnauer has achieved makes this more than just another excuse to look at beautiful models in pretty frocks, and a film not only for fashionistas.
09/16/09
What a nice surprise to settle in for a fashion documentary and find a touching love story hidden within its glamorous folds.
09/27/09
Lively and affectionate, Matt Tyrnauer's documentary is made for those who believe, as he does, that the work of fashion designer Valentino is worthy of the most respectful chronicle.
03/19/09
It has little to say about humanity in general, or even Valentino specifically, but it is fun and glitzy.
06/09/09
Lovely to look at, perhaps, but in the end there's not much to it behind the surface glamour.
05/14/09
Garavani's remembrances, and those of lifelong friend and manager Giancarlo Giammetti, evoke the smoky opulence of mid-20th-century class.
06/05/09
There's only one monarch mentioned in the title of Valentino: The Last Emperor. But Matt Tyrnauer's breezy and entertaining look inside the world of high fashion is very much a two-man show.
07/10/09
Top CriticThe film successfully paints a picture of how this relationship worked so well as a business; it's less capable of penetrating the emotional story.
09/17/09
[Director] Tyrnauer and the movie seem blinded by Valentino's stardom and start to lose their way. As a result, the documentary is unfocused.
06/11/09
Seldom has a film explored such exotica as Valentino's world -- the gowns, the galas, the villas, the private jets, the redundant pugs...with such a sense of momentous drama behind the glitz.
04/02/09
Top CriticThis up-close portrait delivers all the runway glamor and backstage gossip that fashionistas crave, yet it's also unexpectedly poignant.
07/30/09
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