
YvesSaintLaurentwasthelastofthegreatParisiancouturiers.In2002,hebidthefashionworldadieuwithonefinalcollection.Celebrationisanimmersiveexperienceinanindustrythatcansometimesfeellikeyou’reonanotherplanet.Thisportraitofafashioniconinthosefinalyearstakestheformofapanoramic,no-nonsensemontageofobservationsbehindthescenes,withSaintLaurentseemingfragileandattimesalittleremote.Themanhimselfremainsoutofthepicturemostofthetime,andit’shispartnerPierreBergéwhodirectstheindustriousseamstresses,themodels,thephotosessions,andprettymuchanythingelsehappeningontheworkfloor.<br/> Impressionsfilmedinblackandwhiteareintercutwithotherevents,suchasmembersofhisstaffvisitingavacantbuildingwherethefashionhousewasoncebased,aceremonyattheLuxorobelisk,aspeechSaintLaurentgivesinNewYorkuponreceivinganaward,andexcerptsfromaninterviewwithajournalistinwhichheseemsvulnerablebutoptimistic.<br/> Afterinitiallycooperatingwiththefilm,thefashioncompanyobjectedtoitsrelease.Anearlierversionwasshownatthe2007Berlinale.<br/> TV5MONDEsupportsallFrench-languageproductionsatIDFA2018.FormoreFrenchdocumentarieswithDucthsubtitles,visitTV5MONDE.


