Movie: "Valentino: The Last Emperor"

Release Date: Oct 2008 Genre: Documentary Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination Runtime: 96 min Cast: Valentino Garavani (Himself) Giancarlo Giammetti (Himself) Nati Abascal (Herself (as Naty Abascal)) Giorgio Armani (Himself) Jeannie Becker (Herself) Marisa Berenson (Herself) Matthew Broderick (Himself) Michael Caine (Himself) Joan Collins (Herself) Alessandra Facchinetti (Herself) Dante Ferretti (Himself) Tom Ford (Himself) Anne Hathaway (Herself) Elizabeth Hurley (Herself) Jacqueline Kennedy (Herself (archive footage)) Karl Lagerfeld (Himself) Elle Macpherson (Herself) Matteo Marzotto (Himself) Rosario Nadal (Herself) Gwyneth Paltrow (Herself) Sarah Jessica Parker (Herself) Claudia Schiffer (Herself) Meryl Streep (Herself (archive footage)) André Leon Talley (Himself) Uma Thurman (Herself) Donatella Versace (Herself) Diane von Fürstenberg (Herself) Alek Wek (Herself) Anna Wintour (Herself)

Storyline

A story of friendship, a retrospective, and a look at haute couture as business: we watch Valentino Garavani (1932- ) and partner Giancarlo Giammetti from preparation for the 2006 Spring/Summer Collection in Paris to a July 2007 retrospective of Valentino's 45-year career, which included dressing Jacqueline Kennedy. The film documents a year of work, shows, business changes, and decisions. We follow a creation from sketch to runway: he's always in pursuit of beauty. We're in Paris, Rome, and Venice. He receives the French Legion of Honor medal; his acceptance speech brings tears. Reporters ask when he'll retire. Is the Roman retrospective his career's finale? Cue Puccini.