Valentino: The Last Emperor. Matt Tyrnauer, 2008.
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Edition screened: Sony DVD, released 2009. English language and Italian with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 96 minutes.
This is an immensely pleasant film; coolly directed, interesting in subject, and somewhat inspiring even to someone with little knowledge of haute couture.
The Sony DVD also provides three shorts made during the filming of the main feature. Much better than the typical deleted scenes or extended out-takes, these are polished, well-directed vignettes that apparently just didn’t fit into the final release:
The Perfect Life: Around the World with Valentino (30:03) allows Valentino’s majordomo to show us behind-the-scenes party preparation at the Swiss, French, and New York residences.
The Last Collection (8:29) shows the 2008 collection coming to Paris.
A Red Dress (8:22) shows the development of one gown from design to final adjustments on a model.