Monday, February 29, 2016
Fashion mistake
Today's film is spotty.
Some of it is very good and then there are parts which seem tacked on and do not come off very well.
Like a wild necktie laid on a plaid suit. Or something.
Two favorite actors are in the lead. Gaspard Ulliel as a eerily perfect match as Saint Laurent and a completely stunning performance from Louis Garrel to quote the review.
Garrel is the star of my favorite Love Songs
Saint Laurent was not a really nice guy. Surprise. A closeted gay man who liked rough trade as well as everything else, in secret, he led a dangerous life. This makes very good cinema and the films maker Bertrand Bonello makes the most of it.
I enjoyed the film. The stars helped. Helmut Berger as a mismatched older Saint Laurent did not. Very dissonant as he does not look much like Ulliel. I would have preferred the rubber makeup.
But is is a good movie to watch and I will see it again. A 3 out of Netflix5. Interesting that it is not available in Netflix and I had to buy a copy because I wanted to see my two guys. A fan boy at heart, me.
