Saint Laurent (movie)
Saint Laurent is a 2014 French biographical drama movie co-written and directed by Bertrand Bonello, and starring Gaspard Ulliel as Yves Saint Laurent, Jérémie Renier as Pierre Bergé, and Louis Garrel as Jacques de Bascher. The supporting cast includes Léa Seydoux, Amira Casar, Aymeline Valade, and Helmut Berger playing an older Yves Saint Laurent.[3][4] The movie is about Saint Laurent's life from 1967 to 1976, when the famous fashion designer was at the peak of his career.[5] The film competed for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival[6] and was released on 24 September 2014.[5]
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| Directed by | Bertrand Bonello |
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| Cinematography | Josée Deshaies |
| Edited by | Fabrice Rouaud |
| Music by | Bertrand Bonello |
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| Distributed by | EuropaCorp Distribution |
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Running time | 150 minutes[1] |
| Country | France |
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| Budget | €8.7 million[2] |
| Box office | $2.4 million[2] |
The movie was selected by France to represent the country for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[7] In January 2015, Saint Laurent received ten César Award nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.[8] It also received five nominations at the 20th Lumières Awards, winning Best Actor for Gaspard Ulliel.[9][10]
Cast
change- Gaspard Ulliel as Yves Saint Laurent
- Helmut Berger as Yves Saint Laurent in 1989
- Jérémie Renier as Pierre Bergé
- Louis Garrel as Jacques de Bascher
- Léa Seydoux as Loulou de la Falaise
- Amira Casar as Anne-Marie Munoz
- Aymeline Valade as Betty Catroux
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Madame Duzer
- Micha Lescot as Monsieur Jean-Pierre
- Jasmine Trinca as Talitha Getty
- Valérie Donzelli as Renée
- Dominique Sanda as Lucienne
Production
changeSaint Laurent started filming on 30 September 2013.[11]
Release
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The film was originally scheduled to be released on 14 May 2014. In January 2014 the studio announced the release was changed to 1 October 2014.[12] The release date was later changed again to 24 September 2014.[5]
In May 2014, Sony Pictures Classics bought the North American distribution rights at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where the film premiered in competition.[6][13] The film was also screened at the 52nd New York Film Festival in September 2014.[14]
In May 2015, the film opened in four theaters in New York and Los Angeles to a $36,136 opening weekend.[15]
Reception
changeCritical reception
changeOn review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 60% based on 86 reviews, and an average rating of 5.78/10. The website's consensus says, "A well-intentioned but frustratingly diffuse biopic, Saint Laurent proves an ironically poor fit for a look at the life of a fashion icon."[16] On Metacritic, the film has a score 52 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[17]
Susan Wloszczyna of RogerEbert.com gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, writing, "If you come away remembering anything from this 150-minute movie as it overstays its welcome, it will be individual scenes rather than the overall effect, for that is where Bonello shines."[18] A. O. Scott of The New York Times described it as "a compulsively detailed swirl of moods and impressions, intent on capturing the contradictions of the man and his times."[19]
Awards and nominations
change| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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| 2014 Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Saint Laurent | Nominated | |
| 40th César Awards | Best Film | Saint Laurent | Nominated | [20] |
| Best Director | Bertrand Bonello | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Gaspard Ulliel | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Louis Garrel | Nominated | ||
| Jérémie Renier | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Design | Katia Wyszkop | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | Nicolas Cantin, Nicolas Moreau, Jean-Pierre Laforce | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Josée Deshaies | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Fabrice Rouaud | Nominated | ||
| Best Costume Design | Anaïs Romand | Won | ||
| Globes de Cristal Award | Best Actor | Gaspard Ulliel | Nominated | |
| Louis Delluc Prize | Best Film | Saint Laurent | Nominated | |
| 20th Lumières Awards | Best Film | Saint Laurent | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Bertrand Bonello | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Gaspard Ulliel | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Thomas Bidegain and Bertrand Bonello | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Josée Deshaies | Nominated | ||
| 5th Magritte Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jérémie Renier | Won | |
| 19th Satellite Awards | Best Costume Design | Anaïs Romand | Nominated | |
| International Cinephile Society Awards 2016 | Best Actor | Gaspard Ulliel | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Helmut Berger | Nominated | ||
| Best Production Design | Katia Wyszkop | Nominated |
References
change- ↑ "Saint Laurent". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Saint Laurent (2014)". JP Box Office (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ Diderich, Joelle (10 January 2014). "Yves Saint Laurent Biopic Wins Pierre Bergé's Approval". WWD. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "Saint Laurent". Unifrance. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "" Saint Laurent " de Bertrand Bonello". Elle. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2014 Official Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "Oscars: France Selects 'Saint Laurent' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "César 2015: les nominations". AlloCiné. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "L'académie des lumières: les nominés 2015 (l'année 2014)". Académie des Lumières. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "'Timbuktu' Sweeps France's Lumieres Awards". Variety. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ ""Saint Laurent" de Bertrand Bonello à Cannes?". AlloCiné. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "La sortie de "Saint Laurent" de Bertrand Bonello repoussée !". AlloCiné. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "CANNES: Sony Pictures Classics Nabs Bertrand Bonello's 'Saint-Laurent' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "NYFF52 Main Slate". NYFF. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "'The Apu Trilogy,' 'I Am Big Bird,' 'Saint Laurent' Top Specialty Box Office Debuts". Deadline. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "Saint Laurent (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "Saint Laurent Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ Wloszczyna, Susan (8 May 2015). "Saint Laurent". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ Scott, A. O. (8 May 2015). "Review: 'Saint Laurent,' Beautiful People, High Fashion and Career at Its Pinnacle". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ Richford, Rhonda (20 February 2015). "Cesar Awards: 'Timbktu' Sweeps, Kristen Stewart Makes History". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 July 2022.