Saint Laurent is a 2014 French biography drama film co-written and directed by Bertrand Bonello, and starring Gaspard Ulliel as Yves Saint Laurent, Jérémie Renier as Pierre Bergé and Louis Garrel as Jacques de Bascher. The supporting cast features Léa Seydoux, Amira Casar, Aymeline Valade and Helmut Berger. The film centers on Saint Laurent's life from 1967 to 1976, during which time the famed fashion designer was at the peak of his career.The film competed for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and was released in theatres on 24 September 2014.
It was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. In January 2015, Saint Laurent received ten César Award nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. It also received five nominations at the 20th Lumières Awards, winning Best Actor for Gaspard Ulliel.
Cast
- Gaspard Ulliel as Yves Saint Laurent
- Jérémie Renier as Pierre Bergé
- Louis Garrel as Jacques de Bascher
- Léa Seydoux as Loulou de la Falaise
- Amira Casar as Anne-Marie Munoz
- Aymeline Valade as Betty Catroux
- Helmut Berger as Yves Saint Laurent in 1989
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Madame Duzer
- Micha Lescot as Monsieur Jean-Pierre
- Jasmine Trinca as Talitah
- Valérie Donzelli as Renée
- Dominique Sanda as Lucienne
Production
The shooting of Saint Laurent began on 30 September 2013.
Release
The film was originally scheduled to be released on 14 May 2014. In January 2014 the studio announced the release was pushed back to 1 October 2014.The release date was later changed to 24 September 2014.
In May 2014, Sony Pictures Classics acquired the North American rights at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival where the film premiered in competition. The film was also screened at the 52nd New York Film Festival in September 2014.
Accolades
See also
- List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
- Saint Laurent at the Internet Movie Database
- Saint Laurent at AllMovie
- Saint Laurent at Rotten Tomatoes
- Saint Laurent at Metacritic
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