Get your bucket of buttery popcorn ready for another fashion biopic that’s sure to to set the hearts of fashion aficionados aflutter. Yves Saint Laurent is a French movie directed by Jalil Lespert and starring Pierre Niney, who is striking in his likeness to the legendary designer. It tells the story of the designer’s rise among the ranks of French fashion houses while battling his inner demons, accompanied at all times by the steady hand of his business and life partner, Pierre Bergé.
The film premiered in Paris in December 2013 and opened to wider audiences in January 2014. Check out the trailer below!
Bergé was actually pivotal in the production of this movie by giving the filmmaker access to the YSL archives and headquarters. So this looks to be the Year of the Yves, because there’s actually another YSL movie (not co-signed by Bergé) slated to come out in May 2014. Both these movies follow a fairly new wave of documentaries and dramatic biographical narratives about the biggest movers and shakers in haute couture. Last year, the rumor mill was stirred by news of a Balenciaga biopic in the works; in 2009, moviegoers were treated to a pair of films about the life of Coco Chanel. (more…)
