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High and Low - John Galliano

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High and Low - John Galliano

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Summary

Witness the rapid ascent, fall from grace and journey forward for controversial fashion designer, John Galliano. Documentary.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Max Copeman

Influential fashion designer John Galliano is the subject, star, hero and villain of this thoughtful documentary by film-maker Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, Whitney). With the primary interviewee being the man himself, the film tells Galliano's life story in his own words, from his childhood in Gibraltar and career highs at Givenchy and Dior, to his fall from grace in 2011 after an antisemitic rant, and attempted resurgence since. Fashion-industry insiders such as Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell lend their voices to a complimentary chorus, but Macdonald cleverly steers the ship away from effusive profiling and towards more uncomfortable territory. Alongside input from people Galliano's actions have hurt, clips of Abel Gance's 1927 film Napoléon - which Galliano cites as one of his key creative inspirations - question how much the designer should be celebrated, and paint an even-handed portrait of an artist.

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rolenameJohn GallianoJohn Galliano

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rolenameDirectorKevin Macdonald

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Theatrical distributor

MUBI

Released on

2024-03-08

Languages

English | French

Guidance

Swearing, drug abuse

Formats

Colour

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