Valentino: The Last Emperor

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  • Opened March 18, 2009 
  • PG-13 | language and some nudity

  • Matt Tyrnauer’s "Valentino The Last Emperor," is an intimate and engaging fly-on-the-wall exploration of the singular world of one of Italy's most famous men. It is a portrait of an extraordinary partnership, the longest running in fashion, and a dramatic story about a master confronting the final act of his celebrated career. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Valentino Garavani, Giancarlo Giammetti
  • Director: Matt Tyrnauer
  • Genres: Documentary

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

Film music by Nino Rota provides a Fellini overlay. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Wesley Morris

The decadence is obvious. But true to the Valentino prerogative, it's beautiful - sad, too: a dream life moving into the unknown. Read full review

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Wall Street Journal
| Joe Morgenstern

Seldom has a film explored such exotica as Valentino's world -- the gowns, the galas, the villas, the private jets -- with such a sense of momentous drama behind the glitz. Read full review

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