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The September Issue

2009 · 90 min

A fascinating, fly-on-the-wall look at creative egos and high-stakes publishing, equal parts tense and amusing.

Directed by
R.J. Cutler
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, André Leon Talley
Tagline
Fashion is a religion. This is the bible.
Overview
A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.

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Directed by
R.J. Cutler
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, André Leon Talley
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • art
  • power
  • ambition
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism10
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
R.J. Cutler
Starring
Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, André Leon Talley, Hamish Bowles, Tonne Goodman, Sienna Miller, Thakoon Panichgul, Oscar de la Renta
Cinematography
Robert Richman
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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