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Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston

Play trailer Poster for Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston Released Jan 20, 2012 1h 33m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Filmmaker Whitney Smith documents the couturier and milliner's work during the 1970s as he created the casual chic look.
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Its subject is fascinating, but Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston is a rambling and unfocused profile.

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Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) [It's directed by] an unknown amateur named Whitney Sudler-Smith who looks a bit like Julian Assange and seems almost surprised to be making a film at all. Rated: 2/5 Apr 17, 2015 Full Review Dave Calhoun Time Out The film is poorly structured, and most of Sudler-Smith's conclusions are trite. Rated: 2/5 Apr 17, 2015 Full Review Wendy Ide Times (UK) I want to believe that Whitney Sudler-Smith, the director and camera-hogging "presenter" of Ultrasuede: In Search Of Halston, is some kind of Bruno-like parody of a fashion victim. He's too gloriously, self- importantly inept to be real, surely? Rated: 2/5 Apr 17, 2015 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Sadly, what could have proved to be an enlightening and substantive documentary... is instead a poor man's regurgitation of newsreels and magazine glossies fueling a filmmaker's ego. Nov 26, 2019 Full Review Cammila Albertson TV Guide It becomes clear throughout the movie that you don't have to be a fanboy or fashionista to appreciate the story of such a smart, flawed, fabulous man. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 17, 2015 Full Review Mike Scott Times-Picayune Halston's name is in the title, but the faintly irritating Ultrasuede isn't necessarily about the fashion designer. It's about director Whitney Sudler-Smith Rated: 2/5 Mar 9, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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R W Charming interviews with some of the players, great footage, fashion and photos - I loved it! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Audience Member Unlikeable characters, badly written and delivered lines.. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Amazing footage - super stars of the fashion industry and a close up of Halston and his fashion empire, friends and home. Archive footage and amazing interviews with Liza, André Leon Talley, Bob Colacello, Diane Von Fürstenberg, Anjelica Huston, Dupont twins and more! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Could have been pretty great in the hands of a half capable interviewer. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Had to turn this off halfway through...I was so embarrassed for this Whitney Sudler-Smith who was so unprepared to interview these icons and legends. How the hell did he get these interviews in the first place? ( I am sure Andre Leon-Talley was wondering the same thing.) Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the worst documentaries ever. The film maker, a pseudo Burt Reynolds, driving around in a ridiculous trans am with his hair doing trans colours is un-prepped, un-interesting and a gooph. Standing outside the Halston home in the rain is the hi-light of this dull epic. How he garnered interviews with some of the celebrities is beyond any scope of reason. But to arrive unprepared is downright shameful. What is worse is the lame telling the story of a man who in all terms, was a brilliant artist who brought style and sophistication to a country that was not so till then. Learning NOTHING in this poorly conceived and half baked confusing story...Halston would be appalled. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Whitney Smith documents the couturier and milliner's work during the 1970s as he created the casual chic look.
Director
Whitney Smith
Producer
Adam Bardach, Anne Goursaud, Nicholas Simon, Whitney Smith
Screenwriter
Whitney Smith, Anne Goursaud
Production Co
Creative Artists Agency
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 20, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 19, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.0K
Runtime
1h 33m
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