Lagerfeld Confidential (2007)

Director:

Rodolphe Marconi

Release Date:

24 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

An up-close-and-personal portrait of the fashion icon, Karl Lagerfeld. |

Plot Keywords:

Fashion Designer

Cast

Nicole Kidman	...	Herself
Brad Koenig	...	Model
Karl Lagerfeld	...	Himself
Princess Caroline of Monaco	...	Herself (as Caroline de Monaco)
Christy Bella Joiner	...	Fashion Model (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alek Wek	...	Runway Model (uncredited)

Directed by
Rodolphe Marconi

Produced by
Gregory Bernard	....	producer
Matthieu Warter	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Rodolphe Marconi

Film Editing by
Laure Mercier

Production Management
Guillaume Parent	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Cécile Chagnaud	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Guillaume Bauer	....	finishing

Thanks
Martin Caraux	....	thanks
Nicole Kidman	....	thanks
Karl Lagerfeld	....	thanks (as Monsieur Karl Lagerfeld)
Princess Caroline of Monaco	....	thanks (as Caroline de Monaco)

Production Companies

• Realitism
• Backup Films (in association with)

Distributors

• Koch Lorber Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Atlantis Entertainment (2009) (Czechoslovakia) (all media)
• Films Distribution (2007) (France) (all media)
• Homescreen (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Koch Lorber Films (2007) (USA) (all media)
• Koch Lorber Films (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Koch Media (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Revolver Entertainment (2007) (UK) (all media)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:89 min | Germany:88 min

Country:

France

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby SR

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Realitism

Quotes:

Karl Lagerfeld:When I took over Chanel, it was a Sleeping Beauty; almost dead; she was snoring.

Disappointing insight.

Certain people become quite unknown despite their fame or work and Karl Lagerfeld is one of them. He is perhaps one of the greatest designers of modern times, adored utterly and is something of an enigma. I was interested in seeing this for those reasons and the fact that someone of his standing would provide an interesting insight.

I was however, very disappointed and felt there was less insight more just following. Lagerfeld the 'designer/celebrity' is barely away from the screen concealed behind his dark glasses. When he does sit for an interview he is short and sweet with his answers barely enlightening anyone. As interesting as it is seeing him work and occasionally play there is little insight into what drives him or thrills him. Another vast problem the film has is the lack of explanation of what we are seeing or indeed who we are seeing. Events occur, fashion shows, meetings, photo shoots, all self explanatory, but it would be nice to know exact details. Likewise we meet many people and you are never informed who they are, which is very frustrating. Of course the film is about Lagerfeld, but if other characters in this world are to be seen, we should know who they are.

Lagerfeld clearly loves what he does and works immensely hard and that is clear to see, but we never really see what I feel is the real Lagerfeld, only once, where he has no glasses on and sits at a desk drawing a dress, did I feel that I glimpsed Lagerfeld who isn't on display. I found it very differcult not to compare this to another recent film that looked at another adored desingers Valentino. In Valentino: The Last Emperor, we are treated to an amazing insight into someones life, one that is very similar to Lagerfeld, but we get to see the real Valentino, passion, stress, humour and love. With that we have a fascinating and vibrant film that makes us understand who this person is. In Lagerfeld Confidential there is none of that and we are left bored and uninterested with what we see, which is a huge shame as surely beneath those glasses there is an amazing life and a fascinating person.

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