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Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
Directed by
Whitney Smith
Not Rated
2010
1h 33m
Documentary
5.4
33%
41%
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An exploration of the clothes, the glamour and the decadence of iconic fashion designer Halston.
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Cast of Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
Patricia Altschul
Self
Phillip Bloch
Self
Thom Browne
Self
Stephen Burrows
Self
Pat Cleveland
Self
Bob Colacello
Self
Richard DuPont
Self
Robert Dupont
Self
Amy Fine-Collins
Self
Anthony Haden-Guest
Self
Halston
Self (archive footage)
Cathy Horyn
Self
Victor Hugo
Self (archive footage)
Anjelica Huston
Self
Billy Joel
Self
Randy Jones
Self
Naeem Khan
Self
Boaz Masur
Self
Patrick McMullen
Self
Liza Minnelli
Self
Georgette Mosbacher
Self
Glenn O'Brien
Self
Adam Rapoport
Self
Andy Rapoport
Self
Nile Rodgers
Self
Chado Ralph Rucci
Self
Whitney Smith
Self / Director / Writer
André Leon Talley
Self
Diane von Fürstenberg
Self
Paul Wilmont
Self
Anne Goursaud
Writer / Producer
Nicholas Simon
Producer
Adam Bardach
Producer
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston Ratings & Reviews
Behind The Lens
Debbie Lynn Elias
Sadly, what could have proved to be an enlightening and substantive documentary... is instead a poor man's regurgitation of newsreels and magazine glossies fueling a filmmaker's ego.
TV Guide
Cammila Albertson
It becomes clear throughout the movie that you don't have to be a fanboy or fashionista to appreciate the story of such a smart, flawed, fabulous man.
Times-Picayune
Mike Scott
Halston's name is in the title, but the faintly irritating Ultrasuede isn't necessarily about the fashion designer. It's about director Whitney Sudler-Smith
Variety
Leslie Felperin
In sartorial terms, the fabric is to die for, but helmer Whitney Sudler-Smith's docu follows a banal pattern, while the finishing lacks finesse.
Los Angeles Times
Sheri Linden
A self-indulgent pilgrimage to the shrine of '70s fabulousness, "Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston" assembles a fine assortment of archival material but falls far short of its stated goal.
The Playlist
Rodrigo Perez
Sudler-Smith spends so much time documenting Sudler-Smith trying to ineptly document this story that one immediately begins to wonder if it's all some sort of strange joke.
Slant Magazine
Diego Semerene
The tension between the amateurish interviewer and the star interviewees gives the doc a layer of authenticity that its otherwise formulaic structure and storytelling fail to find.
New York Post
Sara Stewart
It's unfortunate that director Whitney Sudler-Smith seems to have spent more time on his own hair than his interview prep.
New York Times
Rachel Saltz
Lost in all this is Halston, who comes through only in dribs and drabs. If you're curious about him, skip this film.
Filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti
A dishwater-dull film about an electric subject
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
This isn't simply the biography of an American icon, but the chronicle of a misguided filmmaker.
AV Club
Sam Adams
At least Smith has proof that he spent ample time with the beautiful people.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
This film has a grander trajectory than just about any other fashion doc.
Village Voice
Eric Hynes
A ghastly vanity affair for one Whitney Smith, the son of a socialite who, despite minimal credits to his name, feels entitled to make Halston's story his own.
The Hollywood Reporter
David Rooney
All the ingredients are here for another juicy fashion insider film, but this Halston portrait is diminished by a clueless fame whore determined to wedge himself into the story.
Knight at the Movies
Richard Knight
Less a portrait of its ostensible subject than that of his times, and the film suffers from yet another examination of the disco era.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
It as least as much about the journey as about the man at the heart of it all.
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