Part of Queer Qlassics
A vibrant and libidinous tear through the birth of ready-to-wear fashion and the legacy of a queer eye creating for women’s vibes, SAINT LAURENT is love mixed in with the louche, sleaze of a piece with sweetness. Though hampered by the reticence of the official estate, director/co-writer Bertrand Bonello was able to craft a ‘truer than the truth’ analysis of legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent (played by both Gaspard Ulliel and Helmut Berger) with a team of gifted designers and a willingness to get at some of the deeply messy emotional truths of a fascinating 20th century life. What means more: a smile or a gesture?
“Bertrand Bonello's SAINT LAURENT is an exquisite opium den, a biography of sensual feelings rather than of fact.” —Kong Rithdee, Bangkok Post
“Audacious and a bit snarky, delving into the designer's 1970s excesses without restraint…. Names are dropped ... and so are the pants.” —Kent Turner, Film-Forward.com
“We can never have too many scenes of half-naked beautiful people spaced out in slo-mo to Giorgio Moroder-like music.” —Jordan Hoffman, Film.com