Mar 31, 2016 and in the new french comedy five, a spoiled, lacostewearing rich kid, played by yves saint laurent star pierre niney, turns to drug dealing so he can keep paying rent on the fabulous left bank. May 29, 2014 here are pierre niney as yves saint laurent, and charlotte le bon as the model victoire doutreleau, his first muse. The turbulent love story behind yves saint laurents. A tout juste 21 ans, yves saint laurent est appele a prendre en main. The first and the only film that has the blessing of saint laurents estate is director jalil lesperts yves saint laurent, out this week. The latter spoke so candidly and with such love, recalls niney, that i felt like yves was going to come back from the bathroom in five minutes. Pierre niney was born in boulognebillancourt france, on march, 1989. As played beautifully by niney, saint laurent is only 21 when we meet him in 1958, working for the house of the late. Marrakech twice nominated for a cesar award in the most promising young actor category, pierre nineys upcoming star turn in the highlyanticipated yves saint laurent biopic could earn the 24. Perhaps empowered by the dynamism of nineys lead performance and the uniform brilliance of its casting, yves saint laurent insists on chronicling several decades of activity, the years spread so thin across the films 105minute running time that few of them remain memorable. Yves saint laurent is a 2014 french biographical drama film directed by jalil lespert and cowritten with jacques fieschi, jeremie guez and mariepierre huster. Pierre niney has designs on crossover career after saint. Mar 27, 2014 the film begins in oran, french algeria, in 1957. Already a serious actor in his home country, niney might just find that playing a global legend has a way of making an international career maybe a rare role like playing saint laurent was just waiting for a rare actor.
Guillaume gallienne and pierre niney in yves saint laurent. This film was one of two films based on yves saint laurent. Young piednoir yves saint laurent pierre niney moves to paris to work for couturier christian dior. Nineys ticking timebomb performance consistently exposes the. Louis garrel who plays jacques was so stunning i watched his parts again in screen selection. The visually stunning frenchlanguage film stars pierre niney as the titular designer, whose life is tracked from school days through fame, excess and, eventually, his death in 2008. One moment where niney s authenticity as saint laurent felt particularly strong was at the end of the film, when a visibly frail saint laurent waits for his final bow after the iconic ballet. Gaspard ulliel who plays yves saint laurent the legendary fashion designer, portrayed yves in a very believable way.
Pierre niney is a dead ringer for the fashion designer, but this is a lifeless account of. The film charts the meteoric rise of the talented shy, introverted and gay yves saint laurent and then his struggles to keep his creativity and to cope with his sexuality. The young actors pierre niney and charlotte le bon take on the roles of yves saint laurent and his muse victoire doutreleau in a designer biopic. Also nominated for the award was gaspard ulliel for his role as yves saint laurent in rival biopic saint laurent. Fashion designer yves saint laurent is the subject. The new biopic yves saint laurent tells the story of a. In breaking bad, walter white becomes a meth dealer in order to pay for his cancer treatments and provide. Whether it is a truthful or a dramatic version of his life, i do not know.
It starts with laurent pierre niney taking over haute couture after the passing of his mentor, christian dior. The film is based on the life of yves saint laurent from 1958. Yves saint laurent is a biopic about one of the moversandshakers if not the moverandshaker of womens fashion. Pierre niney on playing yves saint laurent harpers bazaar. Mar 21, 2014 this window into the world of late french fashion designer yves saint laurent tells a compelling if not especially potent story, says robbie collin 3 fashion. Yves saint laurent je francuski biografski film snimljen u reziji jalila lesperta i premijerno prikazan pocetkom 2014. The french newcomer slips into an icons skin in yves saint laurent. Jun 25, 2014 his foremost assets are his leads, pierre niney and guillaume gallienne. The biopic debuted at cannes and is distributed in the u. Yves saint laurent 2014 letterboxd social film discovery.
At the 40th cesar awards in 2015, niney won the best actor award for his role as yves saint laurent in jalil lesperts eponymous film. Uta signs pierre niney, actor in yves saint laurent. Yves saint laurent stars pierre niney as the french fashion designer. Jun 24, 2014 in the film, niney reenacts saint laurents time in a mental institution, losing his hair from prescription pills, neurotically sketching, and getting arrested for solicitation. Il faut plus quun meme personnage pour donner deux films identiques. Here are pierre niney as yves saint laurent, and charlotte le bon as the model victoire doutreleau, his first muse. Bertrand bonellos saint laurent, had its premiere at the cannes film festival last. One moment where nineys authenticity as saint laurent felt particularly strong was at the end of the film, when a visibly frail saint laurent waits for his final bow after the iconic ballet. Debauched parties are thrown with andy warhol, boyfriends are stolen, drugs. For fashion lovers, the new yves saint laurent movie is a dream. May 07, 2015 the authorized film, entitled yves saint laurent, was directed by jalil lespert and came out in u.
He was crying when he first saw the film because he really saw himself and yves, said pierre niney, a theater actor who plays saint laurent in. With pierre niney, guillaume gallienne, charlotte le bon, laura smet. The 26yearold actor says, thats the most fascinating thing about that character, the fact. Yves saint laurent star pierre niney plays a yuppie drug dealer whos in over his head. Uta signs pierre niney, actor in yves saint laurent deadline. Dec 02, 20 marrakech twice nominated for a cesar award in the most promising young actor category, pierre nineys upcoming star turn in the highlyanticipated yves saint laurent biopic could earn the 24. Yves saint laurent movie pierre niney interview ysl. As played beautifully by niney, saint laurent is only 21 when we meet him. Jul 08, 2017 yves saint laurent tells the story of one of fashions greatest legends. Yves saint laurent, a biopic from jalil lespert the new. We sat down with actor pierre niney to discuss his intense preparation to play yves saint laurent in the new film of the same name, his kissing scenes with fellow comedy theater actor guillaume gallienne, and what he thinks of netflix coming to france. The films scenes of the two mens courtship are sweet, understated and touching, as the painfully shy. Gallienne lost nearly a stone in the two months that it took to shoot the film, which hits cinemas on march 21. Le premier, dirige par jalil lespert, affichait pierre niney dans le role.
We spoke with the films star, french actor pierre niney, about saint laurents overnight catapult into fame at age 21, his intense will, immense talent, and pierre berge, saint laurents. Pierre niney stars at iconic fashion designer yves saint laurent in the biographical film of the same name. This impeccably styled official biopic of yves saint laurent, the late french fashion designer it was made with the blessing of his. Fashion designer yves saint laurent is the subject of. Yves saint laurent trailer ufficiale italiano 2014. May 19, 2014 niney had unfettered access to berge, who confided to the actor previously unknown facts about saint laurents humor he did impressions, the couples violent fights which informed scenes. Most people will be familiar with the ysl logo, but only the true fashionistas among us will probably have much knowledge of the great fashion designer himself.
Pierre niney, guillaume gallienne, charlotte le bon in french, english, russian, arabic, and japanese wsubtitles yet another biopic that feels as though it were made by an accountant, jalil lesperts yves saint laurent epitomizes the mediocrity of a. Yves saint laurent film pierre niney interview british vogue. Known for being a genius and creating one of the fashion industries most successful luxury. Pierre niney recently the lead in the french film festival title the it boy easily embodies saint laurences elegance and timidity, while guillaume gallienne soon to be seen in me myself and mum injects a fair amount of sympathy into berge, although hes given little to do much of the time except stifle saint laurents recreational activities. His foremost assets are his leads, pierre niney and guillaume gallienne. Young french actor pierre niney talks about playing yves saint laurent. After several appearances in tv films and short films, he obtained several roles in.
A look at the life of french designer yves saintlaurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, pierre berge. Mar 28, 2014 the young actors pierre niney and charlotte le bon take on the roles of yves saint laurent and his muse victoire doutreleau in a designer biopic. Pierre niney, who played the iconic french fashion designer in yves saint laurent, has signed with uta. In a scene near the end of the film saint laurent, a group of newspaper editors is scrambling to write an obituary of fashion designer yves saint laurent, responding to a false rumor that he has. She helped saint laurent and pierre berge create the ysl brand at the end of. Yves saint laurent tells the story of one of fashions greatest legends. Stephanie lacava, interview the intriguing loveandbusiness tale of yves saint laurent and pierre berge. In january 1958, yves saint laurent pierre niney aged merely 21 was unexpectedly called upon to oversee the legendary paris fashion house established by. Dashing, refined and articulate, 26yearold french actor pierre niney gained mainstream popularity in france with europacorp romantic laugher it boy, and broke out last year on a larger. He began his acting career at the age of eleven and joined the comediefrancaise troupe on october 16, 2010, when he was only twentyone, which made him the youngest resident of the troupe.
Mar 22, 2014 a look at the life of yves saint laurent. The film which is out in french cinemas now stars rising actor pierre niney in the title role. Pierre niney, guillaume gallienne, charlotte le bon, laura smet. Jul 30, 2014 pierre niney, who played the iconic french fashion designer in yves saint laurent, has signed with uta. May 06, 2014 niney spent hours in intimate, animated meetings with saint laurents confidants, like his longtime lover and business partner, pierre berge, and his muse betty catroux.
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