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Yves Saint Laurent

2014 · 106 min

A polished, emotionally restrained biopic that immerses you in couture glamour while tracing a complicated, tender partnership over decades.

Directed by
Jalil Lespert
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne, Nikolai Kinski
Tagline
Fashions fade. Style is forever.
Overview
A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Berge.

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Directed by
Jalil Lespert
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne, Nikolai Kinski
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • love
  • ambition
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Jalil Lespert, Jacques Fieschi, Marie-Pierre Huster
Starring
Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne, Nikolai Kinski, Charlotte Le Bon, Xavier Lafitte, Laura Smet, Marie de Villepin, Ruben Alves
Music
Ibrahim Maalouf
Cinematography
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Runtime
106 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
Japanese, French, Russian, English, Arabic

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