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Love, Cecil

2017

Lisa Immordino Vreeland

Documentary, Self: Cecil Beaton, Hamish Bowles, Leslie Caron ...

6.8

29

Documentary A tribute to Cecil Beaton, the Oscar-winning set and costume designer of 'My Fair Lady' and 'Gigi'.

	Media	Author	Review
		Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter	"Vreeland’s willingness to include painful as well as flattering details is what gives 'Love, Cecil' its punch (...) This sharply edited chronicle should help to burnish his image."
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"'Love, Cecil' demonstrates how a documentary can be a magical experience (...) [It] tells the story of Beaton’s life, and it’s a moving and majestic one"
		Gary Garrison The Playlist	"A moving, but conventional portrait (...) The most frustrating aspect of 'Love, Cecil' is that it never asks the obvious questions"
		Phil de Semlyen Time Out	"For a man so singular, the film’s chronological approach feels conventional and there’s little of the spark or fantasy he infused into his work in evidence (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The film is intelligent, thorough and sympathetic (...) A moderately interesting study (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kevin Maher The Times	"Hagiography’s the game in this documentary portrait that collapses at the feet of its subject (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

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