Lagerfeld Confidential - Documentary Film Excerpt

0:00 Intro 1:07 I love being in a crowd, I love being alone 1:52 Friendship is like love 3:07 I dreamed it all, including the sets 4:47 Why bother if it's worse? 5:45 The past is in the past 7:15 Do you think there's anyone who really knows you? 7:54 For people like me, solitude is a victory 8:41 I'm constantly skating on thin ice and I have to cross it before it breaks Filmmaker Rodolphe Marconi explores the life and work of iconic fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld in this fascinating documentary that offers an inside look at the man behind the white ponytail, huge dark sunglasses and enigmatic air. Following Lagerfeld for two years, Marconi reveals not only the style innovator but also the photographer; the intellectual art, literature and film aficionado; the marketing genius; and the showman. Cast: Karl Lagerfeld; guest star: Nicole Kidman Director: Rodolphe Marconi Genre: Documentary Selection 57th BERLINALE Panorama Section of Berlin International Film Festival 2007 "An intimate portrait of the designer who has ruled the House of Chanel for more than two decades... an imperial figure if ever there was one. (Lagerfeld) exudes a papal grandeur....a mixture of eccentricity and severity. (He) resembles a man of the cloth, 'a defrocked one,' he says matter-of-factly." ✐ Stephen Holden, The New York Times "Lagerfeld as a surprisingly affable on-camera demeanor and a charming, offbeat sense of humor." ✐ Danica Lo and Raakhee Mirchandani, New York Post "Filmmaker Rodolphe Marconi offers a rare glimpse into the world of one of fashion's most fascinating figures." ✐ Jenna Gabrial Gallagher, Harper's Bazaar "A journey into the creative mind of this eccentric and iconic designer." ✐ Patrick Huguenin, DailyNews.com "Flashy, dazzling... (this) impressionistic documentary of fashion artist, costume designer and photographer Karl Lagerfeld, provides a relatively unvarnished examination of his reptilian charm, talent, and genius for promotion... It exerts an undeniable fascination that suggests a tantalizing synthesis of Bruce Weber's study of Chet Baker, LET'S GET LOST, and Douglas Keeve's portrait of Isaac Mizrahi, UNZIPPED." ✐ Patrick Z. McGavin, Screen International