Valentino: The Last Emperor

Valentino: The Last Emperor
by Matt Tyrnauer

Valentino: The Last Emperor

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Actor: Anna Wintour, Giancarlo Giammetti, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeanne Beker, Valentino
Director: Matt Tyrnauer
Brand: Valentino
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-09-08
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Phase 4 Films
Product features:

Title: VALENTINO: THE LAST EMPEROR
Publisher: PEACE ARCH HOME ENTERTAINMENT / Genre: INDEPENDENT / Theme: BREAKTHROUGH CINEMA / Rating: PG
Product Type: VIDEO /
Platform: DVD MOVIE

DVD Reviews of Valentino: The Last Emperor

DVD Review: Valentino and his spouse can't help sniping at each other in front of the cameras
Summary: 4 Stars

This is pretty entertaining because the designer is such a character but the design side of it wasn't as good as the YSL documentaries.

DVD Review: I heart Valentino
Summary: 5 Stars

I loved the behind the scenes & the candid moments of Valentino's & Giametti's life & work. Must-see!

DVD Review: Great movie
Summary: 5 Stars

Awesome film, i have watched this movies several times just have not owned the dvd until now and couldnt be more excited and jubilent. This film celebrates my love for valentino and fashion all at the same time, a timeless and classic love story of two worlds into one.

DVD Review: Valentino
Summary: 5 Stars

This DVD is outstanding. It gives the viewer first-hand knowledge of the Valentino empire and realistic insider knowledge as to how his empire works. I loved the whole thing and will view it again.

DVD Review: Va-va Valentino!
Summary: 5 Stars

Ah, this is such a good film! I am insanely addicted to fashion and though I am not a buyer of haute couture--and most people, aren't, right?--I am a buyer of films like this that show us the people behind the clothes. It's really rich and not just in monetar terms. And the clothes are to lust for! If you're a fashionista, get this one. You will love it.

Description of Valentino: The Last Emperor

A critically acclaimed look into the life and times of legendary fashion designer Valentino. The film documents the colorful and dramatic closing act of the fashion icons celebrated career, tells the story of his extraordinary life and work, and also explores the larger themes affecting the fashion business today. But at the heart of the film is the unique relationship between Valentino and his business partner and companion of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti.

Every iconic fashion designer deserves his or her own documentary, as it's a chance for the public to consider careers dedicated to making and breaking trends. Lagerfeld Confidential released in 2007, the same year Valentino Garavani saw his museum retrospective at Rome's Ara Pacis. Where was Valentino's film? Not to fear, as director Matt Tyrnauer was there with the camera, whether Valentino liked it or not, documenting his retrospective events and the chaos leading up to them. Valentino: The Last Emperor details this 77-year old icon's history, though it focuses, rather too heavily, on the bonanza surrounding the retrospective and the label's takeover that Valentino and partner, Giancarlo Giammetti, built over a fifty-year stretch. That said, Valentino is a fascinating interview subject whether he is talking about sequined gowns, dressing Jackie Kennedy, corporate takeover, or his five pugs, who star alongside him in the film. Watching this film, one gets pugs in diamond earrings, pugs riding jets, pugs passed out in an alpine mountain house. Valentino leads Lagerfeld around like old pals, to examine his renowned body of work. Women crouch around models sewing and cutting, and hair and makeup teams fly through rooms, apparition-like before the camera lens. The film isn't lacking for glamour, and if one is in the mood for a little Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, then Valentino will satisfy tenfold.

Interview footage of the man himself and Mr. Giammetti in action--at editorial meetings, directing seamstresses, backstage before runway shows--gives a good glimpse into what these two men have spent the past 50 years doing. As Valentino says when repeatedly badgered about his retirement date, he's only taken three- to four-day holidays, and rarely, since his business exploded in 1968. He and Giammetti stroll down Via Veneto, where they reminisce about meeting and about La Dolce Vita. And one does learn about Valentino's early inspirations, such as Ziegfield Girl. There are a few short vintage footage clips of Valentino and his ladies, but the film would be so much stronger if there were more. In fact, one barely gets to view Valentino's haute couture, in scenes during retrospective events. The documentary's drama relies solely on Valentino, the charismatic tornado, rather than dwelling on his styles, probably as it should be. --Trinie Dalton

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