Rent Love, Cecil (2017)
3.8 of 5 from 72 ratings
1h 35min
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- Synopsis:
Oscar-winning set and costume designer, photographer, writer and painter Cecil Beaton was not only a dazzling chronicler of his time, but a supreme arbiter of its tastes. From the Bright Young Things, to the front lines of World War II, and from the international belle monde and the pages of Vogue to a role as the Queen's official photographer, Beaton embodied the cultural and political schisms of the twentieth century. In this warm - though critical - portrait, director Lisa Immordino Vreeland (Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict) blends archival footage and photographs with voice over from Beaton's famed diaries to capture his legacy as a complex and unique creative force. Dynamic and lyrical, 'Love, Cecil' is an examination of Beaton's singular sense of the visual, which dictated a style that set standards of creativity that continue to resonate and inspire today. - Actors:
- Cecil Beaton, Hamish Bowles, Leslie Caron, Rupert Everett, David Hockney, Isaac Mizrahi
- Directors:
- Lisa Immordino Vreeland
- Producers:
- Lisa Immordino Vreeland
- Aka:
- Love, Cecil
- Studio:
- StudioCanal
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
