The September Issue (2009)

Director:

R.J. Cutler

Release Date:

20 August 2009 (Australia)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Fashion is a religion. This is the bible.

Plot:

A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.

Plot Keywords:

Fashion | Month In Title

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Oscar De la Renta	...	Himself
Patrick DeMarchelier	...	Himself
John Galliano	...	Himself
Jean-Paul Gaultier	...	Himself
Candy Pratts	...	Herself
Hilary Rhoda	...	Herself
Coco Rocha	...	Herself
André Leon Talley	...	Himself
Mario Testino	...	Himself
Caroline Trentini	...	Herself
Vera Wang	...	Herself
Anna Wintour	...	Herself

Also Known As:

Untitled Anna Wintour Documentary (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min | Germany:90 min (Sundance Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45227) | New Zealand:PG | Ireland:PG | Japan:G | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario)

Company:

A&E IndieFilms

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2009-09-12)" (2009)

Interesting documentary for those who enjoy the subject

R.J Cutler's latest documentary,The September Issue chronicles the research,the shoots,the articles and pretty much all the work put into the 2007 fall-fashion issue of Vogue,the world's most influential fashion magazine.The documentary shows how the magazine trough its legendary editor-in-chief,the British Anna Wintour, dictates the agenda for an entire industry.The documentary also tries to humanize Wintour( she has become as much an institution in the fashion world as her magazine)who is public perceived as inscrutable,rude, and emotionally distant but at the same time it shows how she can make or break a designer and how serious and adamant she is when it comes to work. However creative director Grace Coddington steals the show,her genius and eye for creative art are quite impressive. Even her life story which is briefly told came trough as truly fascinating and overall much more interesting then the information we are given(trough short interviews) about Wintour.The cinematography was great, specially this being a documentary; it was beautifully shot and the musical score is absolutely perfect and very suiting. I enjoy fashion and I'm fascinated by the fashion world, so, obviously this movie had instant appeal to me and overall I found it entertaining and insightful;however, I think the documentary is not strong enough to convert skeptics; if you're not curious or you just don't care about fashion you should probably skip this one.

7.5/10