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Saint Laurent

2014 · 150 min

A slow, intoxicating drift through glamour and excess, watching a brilliant man unravel in beautiful rooms.

Directed by
Bertrand Bonello
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier, Louis Garrel
Tagline
The story that has never been told before
Overview
1967-1976. As one of history's greatest fashion designers entered a decade of freedom, neither came out of it in one piece.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Bertrand Bonello
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier, Louis Garrel
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • obsession
  • identity
  • love
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • 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
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Bertrand Bonello
Written by
Thomas Bidegain
Starring
Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier, Louis Garrel, Léa Seydoux, Aymeline Valade, Amira Casar, Micha Lescot, Helmut Berger
Cinematography
Josée Deshaies
Runtime
150 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
English, French

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