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Lagerfeld Confidential

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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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Sylvia Rubin San Francisco Chronicle 03/14/2008
3/4
In the end, Marconi's point of view makes for an ultimately frustrating, if still fascinating, 87 minutes of cinema. Go to Full Review
Wesley Morris Boston Globe 01/04/2008
2.5/4
A serviceable docu-tease. Go to Full Review
Los Angeles Times 12/14/2007
3.5/5
[An] elegant documentary. Go to Full Review
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08/24/2015 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? See more 02/21/2015 awesome doc and another lost review. See more 05/18/2013 Funny, informative, illuminating and interesting . . . not unlike himself. See more 04/10/2013 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. See more 03/16/2013 Made me love Karl so much more <3 See more 08/22/2012 smoke and mirrors obscure this portrait of the Kaiser. See more Read all reviews
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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
Gregory Bernard
Production Co
Backup Films, Realitism Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 2, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$66.5K
Runtime
1h 28m