Prêt-à-Porter (1994)

Note des utilisateurs:

4.8/10   

Réalisateur:

Robert Altman

Writers (WGA):

Robert Altman (written by) &
Barbara Shulgasser (written by)

Release Date:

25 décembre 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame

Accroche:

The year's most seductive comedy!

Plot:

A fashion show in Paris draws the usual bunch of people; designers, reporters, models, magazine editors...

Plot Keywords:

Fashion Show | Paris | Fashion | Textile | Pregnant Woman Nude

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

isn't this all about betrayal?

Ensemble

Marcello Mastroianni	...	Sergei / Sergio
Sophia Loren	...	Isabella de la Fontaine
Jean-Pierre Cassel	...	Olivier de la Fontaine
Kim Basinger	...	Kitty Potter
Chiara Mastroianni	...	Sophie Choiset
Stephen Rea	...	Milo O'Brannigan
Anouk Aimée	...	Simone Lowenthal (as Anouk Aimee)
Rupert Everett	...	Jack Lowenthal
Rossy de Palma	...	Pilar (as Rossy De Palma)
Tara Leon	...	Kiki Simpson
Georgianna Robertson	...	Dane Simpson
Lili Taylor	...	Fiona Ulrich
Ute Lemper	...	Albertine
Forest Whitaker	...	Cy Bianco
Tom Novembre	...	Reggie

Autre(s) titre(s):

Prêt-à-Porter: Ready to Wear (Canada: English title)
Ready to Wear
Prêt-à-porter (France) [fr]

Durée:

133 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Français | Italien | Russe | Espagnol

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Germany:6 (bw) | Iceland:L | Israel:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Moscow, Russia

Company:

Miramax Films

Anecdotes:

Robert Altman filmed extensively during the real Parisian fashion catwalks, capturing the real spring collections of that year and a host of real-life celebrities. Altman and his writer Barbara Shulgasser then integrated several different storylines into the footage that they had acquired.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Best! Movies! Ever!: Fashion (#1.22)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Martha

isn't this all about betrayal?

Although some Altman films are more tightly focused on a unifying narrative thread, for instance Gosford Park or Cookie's Fortune, Pret-a-porter employs the over-lapping ensemble format perhaps best exemplified in Nashville and, to some extent, MASH. I wonder, however, whether some reviewers have not missed the point of this film. Although there is not linear narrative line, the film is unified by a theme -- that of betrayal. Everyone appears to be betraying someone else in this film, whether a spouse, partner, or close relation, and ultimately wrapped in the naked fashion parade -- the industry betraying its consumers. There are weak aspects of the "plot" to be sure, but also some great performances -- Richard E Grant stands out as a camp classic, while Rupert Everett convincingly plays straight. And how Sophia Loren manages to maintain poise, look stunning, and put in a good comedic performance while wearing hugely over-sized hats is beyond me.