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The September Issue

  • 20092009
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 30m
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The September Issue (2009)
A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2008 fall-fashion issue.
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A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
7.8K
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    • R.J. Cutler
  • Stars
    • Anna Wintour
    • Thakoon Panichgul
    • André Leon Talley
    • R.J. Cutler
  • Stars
    • Anna Wintour
    • Thakoon Panichgul
    • André Leon Talley
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    • 38User reviews
    • 103Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    The September Issue
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    Clip 3 - Sienna's Hair
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    Clip 2 - Texture Photoshoot
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    Clip 1 - The Most Important Thing
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    The September Issue
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    André Leon Talley and Anna Wintour in The September Issue (2009)
    Anna Wintour in The September Issue (2009)
    Anna Wintour in The September Issue (2009)
    Grace Coddington and Anna Wintour in The September Issue (2009)
    R.J. Cutler in The September Issue (2009)
    Perrey Reeves and Tracee Ellis Ross at an event for The September Issue (2009)
    Ginnifer Goodwin at an event for The September Issue (2009)
    R.J. Cutler and Ginnifer Goodwin at an event for The September Issue (2009)
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    Krysten Ritter at an event for The September Issue (2009)
    Maggie Q at an event for The September Issue (2009)
    Nicole Mitchell Murphy at an event for The September Issue (2009)

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    Anna Wintour
    Anna Wintour
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    Thakoon Panichgul
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    André Leon Talley
    André Leon Talley
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    Grace Coddington
    Grace Coddington
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    Hamish Bowles
    Hamish Bowles
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    Sarah Brown
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    Charles Churchward
    • Self
    • (as Charlie Churchward)
    Oscar de la Renta
    Oscar de la Renta
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    Patrick DeMarchelier
    Patrick DeMarchelier
    • Self
    Jill Demling
    • Self
    Edward Enninful
    • Self
    Brian Fee
    • Self
    Filipa Fino
    • Self
    Tom Florio
    • Self
    Jean-Paul Gaultier
    Jean-Paul Gaultier
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    Nicolas Ghesquiere
    • Self
    Tonne Goodman
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    Laurie Jones
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      [first lines]

      Anna Wintour: I think what I often see is that people are frightened of fashion and that because it scares them or it makes them feel insecure, they put it down. On the whole, people that say demeaning things about our world, I think that's usually because they feel in some ways excluded or, you know, not part of the 'cool group' so as a result they just mock it. Just because you like to put on a beautiful Carolina Herrera dress or, I don't know, a pair of J Brand blue jeans instead of something basic from K-Mart it doesn't mean that you're a dumb person. There is something about fashion that can make people very nervous.

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    • Soundtracks
      Destroy Everything You Touch
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    It's a Mystery Story, Really
    It is best to remember that this film is pre-economic breakdown and surely many of the perks are gone. That said, the September issue is really an unfolding mystery story about a woman with little talent who manages to become the editor of the most popular fashion magazine in the world. The documentary is also a war story between two minds, Wintour and Coddington's. Wintour is the general, so she gets to decide and in general, no pun intended, she makes bad decisions. It is impressive that the documentary got made and that Wintour, who must have seen it was OK with the image its portrays of her because, the source of her power, her editorship are nowhere to be found. Wintour behaves like a celebrity because when the veil is drawn, there is not much there. Her visual sense is tired and the manner in which she makes her decisions, with wimp art director Charlie Churchward, is appalling. It is one of those ongoing ironies that editors get to claim the honors for their magazines, when the real visual artists, in this case, Grace Coddington, have to play second fiddle to people so clearly less talented. The only one to escape this fate was Fabion Barone, who having worked for Harper's Bizaar, actually is seen as the force behind the success of the magazine. The other elephant in the room about this documentary is that no one seems very happy. Anna clearly is depressed about being seen as a lightweight in her family (i.e.,fashion), even her own daughter, while clearly enjoying the riches of her mothers fame, doesn't "get it." Grace and her weathered face tell it all: it is torture to work with his talentless woman called the editor and all the minions run around in fear—of what exactly is the real question...which reveals Anna's only real talent and power she has: the ability to fire people.
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      • September 25, 2009 (United States)
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