Synopsis
Film which travels inside the singular world of one of Italy's most famous fashion designers, Valentino Garavani, documenting the colourful and dramatic closing act of his celebrated career and capturing the end of an era in global fashion. However, at the heart of the film is a love story - the unique relationship between Valentino and his business partner and companion of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti. Capturing intimate moments in the lives of two of Italy's richest and most famous men, the film lifts the curtain on the final act of a nearly 50-year reign at the top of the glamorous and fiercely competitive world of fashion. (Storyville)
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Cast
- Giorgio ArmaniSelf
- Valentino GaravaniSelf
- Giancarlo GiammettiSelf
- Doutzen KroesSelf
- Nati AbascalSelf
- Jeannie BeckerSelf
- Marisa BerensonSelf
- Matthew BroderickSelf
- Michael CaineSelf
- Joan CollinsSelf
Recommendations
- 91
Entertainment Weekly
Film music by Nino Rota provides a Fellini overlay. - 88
Boston Globe
The decadence is obvious. But true to the Valentino prerogative, it's beautiful - sad, too: a dream life moving into the unknown. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Entertaining and even poignant. - 80
Chicago Reader
Part celebrity dish, part business journalism, this illuminating 2008 documentary about the legendary Italian designer Valentino Garavani spans the tumultuous final two years of his decades-long reign as one of the most successful innovators in the fashion industry. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
At its heart, the film is about the intense connection between Valentino and his business partner of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti, the brains behind the branding. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
A documentary with privileged access to the legendary designer in his studio, workshop, backstage, his homes, even aboard his yacht and private jet. - 70
Variety
What adds heart, and humor, is the interplay between the legendary couturier and Giancarlo Giammetti, his longtime partner in business and life. - 67
The A.V. Club
From Valentino Garavani's imperious carriage and diva fits to his coterie of tiny dogs, the subject of Tyrnauer's doc comes off like a fictional character, scripted by a writer with a weakness for cliché.
