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Becoming Karl Lagerfeld

2024 · 1 season

A slow, elegant plunge into 1970s fashion and a complicated romance, more about ambition and self-invention than glamour.

Created by
Raphaëlle Bacqué, Jennifer Have
Genres
Drama
Starring
Daniel Brühl, Théodore Pellerin, Alex Lutz
Tagline
Fashion is made of passion and betrayal.
Overview
In 1972, Karl Lagerfeld is an unknown 38-year-old designer of ready-to-wear fashion, largely unknown to the public. His encounter with the young Jacques de Bascher, an ambitious and seductive dandy, changes everything.

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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Raphaëlle Bacqué, Jennifer Have
Genres
Drama
Starring
Daniel Brühl, Théodore Pellerin, Alex Lutz
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • love
  • betrayal
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Raphaëlle Bacqué, Jennifer Have, Isaure Pisani-Ferry
Written by
Nathalie Hertzberg, Isaure Pisani-Ferry, Jennifer Have, Dominique Baumard
Starring
Daniel Brühl, Théodore Pellerin, Alex Lutz, Arnaud Valois, Lisa Kreuzer, Anouk Feral, Claire Laffut, Théodora Breux
Music
Sacha Galperine, Evgueni Galperine
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
Disney+
Country
France
Languages
French

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