You don't have to be a fashionista to get something out of this unique documentary about the famous designer, his way of working, and his long term relationship with business partner Giancarlo Giammetti.
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11/18/09
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Valentino: the Last Emperor (2009)
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Reviews Counted:60
Fresh:47
Rotten:13
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
An antidote to weepy tales such as "Philadelphia" and "Brokeback Mountain". Yes, Virginia, gay people can enjoy long-term relationships.
11/16/09
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
The 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
Stays firmly, admiringly, on the surface of things -- which is where all fashion kings should reign.
09/17/09
From naked models draped in fabric, to private jet passengers draped in dogs, Valentino is a warts and all, fly on the wall insight into the life of one of the great fashion designers. Unfortunately in this flick there are more warts than all.
09/16/09
Matt Tyrnauer's documentary about the venerable Italian fashion designer, Valentino, has been billed as a love story, and so it is.
09/16/09
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
Mostly compelling documentary, though there are aspects to the fashion legend’s story that are unfortunately neglected.
09/15/09
We’re as fascinated by his eccentricity as we are impressed at his high standards and taste.
09/14/09
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 wonderful documentary that allows us to peek at the excess but stays real by its candid fly on the wall approach. It's riveting, insightful, funny and enjoyable as we go on and behind the catwalks and glimpse the public and private Valentino Garavani
09/10/09
It’s like the death of true creative fashion happening before our eyes. The insight into a fashion house like Valentino is illuminating.
09/09/09
More reality show than fashion show, it's slight but still as fun as it is fashionable.
08/21/09
By glossing over much of the Italian designer's past, Tyrnauer assumes a certain level of familiarity with his subject from his intended audience. If you can't tell Valentino from Versace, you ain't it. That said, The Last Emperor isn't totally ina
08/05/09
So enamored of its subject, legendary Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, that it almost loses sight of explaining why he's so great in the first place.
07/30/09
This up-close portrait delivers all the runway glamor and backstage gossip that fashionistas crave, yet it's also unexpectedly poignant.
07/30/09
The director only skims over the historical material. In taking for granted that this background is familiar to all, the film drives home the fact that high fashion is made by the few for the few.
07/10/09
Top CriticThere'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 CriticSuperficial but giddily entertaining.
07/10/09
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