Yves Saint Laurant

[Machine Translation] You will witness You will witness the birth of eternal elegance. How did the legendary fashion designer praised as the "king of fashion" build a dazzling and luminous career? What was the loneliness he could not fill even after meeting his life-long partner? What is the pain of creation hidden behind his brilliant creations? This is a moving story of the "applause and loneliness" of a genius's life that has never been known. The first film officially recognized by the Yves Saint Laurent Foundation. Co-starring Pierre Nine, a promising French rising star, and Guillaume Gallienne, a talented filmmaker. --After the death of Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent is named his successor at the age of 21 and successfully launches his first haute couture collection. Yves' radiant talent captivated the public, including Pierre Bergier, who had made a name for himself as a patron of artists. Pierre supported Yves by taking care of all his chores so that he could concentrate on his designs. However, he could not avoid being called up, and within a month of joining the army, Yves was hospitalized in a mental hospital due to a nervous breakdown. After her discharge from the army, the Dior company terminates her contract because of her illness. Pierre tries to fight, but Yves proposes, "Let's have our own maison. Pierre decides to join Yves, who declares, "I will live with you in order to express myself through design.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: interview with Pierre Niney in Japan, Making-of, and more (40 min. approx.)

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あなたは目撃する。永遠のエレガンス誕生の瞬間を。「モードの帝王」と讃えられた伝説のファッション・デザイナーはいかにして眩いまでに光り輝くキャリアを築き上げたのか? 生涯のパートナーとめぐりあっても、なお埋められなかった孤独とは? 華麗なクリエーションに秘められた壮絶なまでの創造の苦しみとは? 天才の知られざる人生の"喝采と孤独"を描いた感動の物語。イヴ・サンローラン財団初公認作品。フランスの期待の新星ピエール・ニネ×実力派ギョーム・ガリエンヌ共演。――クリスチャン・ディオールの死後、21歳で後継者に指名されたイヴ・サンローランは初めてのオートクチュールコレクションを成功させる。イヴの輝くような才能は、人々を魅了し、アーティストの後援者として名を成していたピエール・ベルジェも、その一人だった。ピエールはイヴをデザインに集中させるためにすべての雑務を引き受け彼を支える。しかし召集までは避けられず、イヴは陸軍入隊から1カ月経たない内に神経衰弱のため精神病院に入院。除隊後、病気を理由にディオール社から契約を打ち切られる。戦おうとするピエールに、イヴは「僕たちのメゾンを持とう」と提案する。「デザインで自分を表現するために、君と生きていく」と宣言するイヴに、ピエールも心を決める。

映像特典(約40分): 主演のピエール・ニネ来日時のインタビュー、メイキング映像、ピエール・ベルジュのインタビューなど。