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Yves Saint Laurent

Biopic taking a look at the life of famous French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, from the beginning of his career when he met his lover and business partner Pierre Berge.

On the early death of Christian Dior, the career of one of the greatest names in fashion history was launched when Yves Saint Laurent became the head of design at the House of Dior and his spring collection of 1958 saved the house from financial ruin. This film gives a tender insight into the man behind the fashion and his lifelong relationship with his partner Pierre Berge.

In French and English with English subtitles.

1 hour, 40 minutes

Last on

Sun 17 Mar 201900:35

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:58

    The Chambers Brothers

    Time Has Come Today

  • 01:01

    Patrick Watson

    Lighthouse

  • 01:09

    The Emotions

    Blind Alley

  • 01:14

    Giuseppe Verdi

    La Traviata: Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici

  • 01:18

    Maria Callas

    Vissi d'arte

Credits

RoleContributor
Yves Saint LaurentPierre Niney
Pierre BergéGuillaume Gallienne
Victoire DoutreleauCharlotte Le Bon
Loulou de la FalaiseLaura Smet
Betty CatrouxMarie de Villepin
Karl LagerfeldNikolai Kinski
Fernando SanchezRuben Alves
Yvonne de PeyerimhoffAstrid Whettnall
Lucienne Saint LaurentMarianne Basler
Bernard BuffetJean-Edouard Bodziak
Anne-Marie MunozAdeline D'Hermy
Jacques de BascherXavier Lafitte
Jean-Pierre DebordAlexandre Steiger
Jean CocteauPhilippe Morier-Genoud
Marie-Louise BousquetAnne Alvaro
Raymonde ZehnackerMichele Garcia
CharlesOlivier Pajot
Christian DiorPatrice Thibaud
M BoussacGerard Lartigau
DirectorJalil Lespert
WriterMarie-Pierre Huster
WriterJalil Lespert
WriterJacques Fieschi

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