Lagerfeld Confidential

2007

1h 28m

Documentary

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43%

35 Reviews

Tomatometer

54%

500+ Ratings

Audience Score

This documentary profiles notoriously private fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. In his own words, Lagerfeld recounts his turbulent upbringing in Germany. Realizing at 13 that he was homosexual, Lagerfeld moved to Paris as a teenager to begin his fashion career. In between discussing his work and his views on matters from clothing to literature, Lagerfeld travels restlessly from his many homes to fashion shows and photo shoots, trailed by admirers like Nicole Kidman.

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Critics Consensus

Lagerfeld Confidential is more vanity project than documentary, revealing little of its evasive subject.

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Audience Member

Can I sue for worst title ever? There is absolutely nothing confidential to be seen in this amateur doco that would probably have been more acceptable had it been titled Lagerfeld In Transit. A wasted opportunity as superficial as the world it attempts to depict. Recommended for die-hard Lagerfeld fans only. Zero insight but lots of car and aeroplane rides, pop a champagne and pretend you are there?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

awesome doc and another lost review.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Funny, informative, illuminating and interesting . . . not unlike himself.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Karl Lagerfeld, master fashion couturier and current head of the House of Chanel, is one interesting individual; a full-length documentary exploring his day-to-day activities and psychology would seem like a brilliant idea. However, after watching "Lagerfeld Confidential," I was left confused and unsatisfied, like a hungry man given a dry cracker to digest. Lagerfeld is naturally a personal man difficult to interview, but this documentary keeps everything confidential, and does little to elicit interesting tidbits from his life and secret success recipes at Chanel.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Made me love Karl so much more <3

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

smoke and mirrors obscure this portrait of the Kaiser.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Rodolphe Marconi

Director

Karl Lagerfeld

Actor

Nicole Kidman

Actor

Princess Caroline Of Monaco

Actor

Matthieu Warter

Executive Producer

Gregory Bernard

Producer

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Melissa Anderson

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Rated: 3/5

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Sylvia Rubin

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In the end, Marconi's point of view makes for an ultimately frustrating, if still fascinating, 87 minutes of cinema.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 14, 2008

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

A serviceable docu-tease.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 4, 2008

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Louis Proyect

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Fascinating portrait of a decadent aristocrat with a flair for the beautiful.

Oct 27, 2007

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

Engaging, frequently amusing and occasionally moving documentary about one of fashion's most fascinating figures.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 26, 2007

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Carrie Gorringe

thelondonpaper

Lagerfeld embodies the high fashion life - his every move would provide enough material to fill The Devil Wears Prada ten times over, but our view is dulled by Marconi's bland questioning.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 26, 2007

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Synopsis

This documentary profiles notoriously private fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. In his own words, Lagerfeld recounts his turbulent upbringing in Germany. Realizing at 13 that he was homosexual, Lagerfeld moved to Paris as a teenager to begin his fashion career. In between discussing his work and his views on matters from clothing to literature, Lagerfeld travels restlessly from his many homes to fashion shows and photo shoots, trailed by admirers like Nicole Kidman.

Director: Rodolphe Marconi
Producer: Matthieu Warter
Production Co: Realitism Films, Backup Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Sep 2, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $66.5K
Runtime: 1h 28m