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["After nearly a decade as American Vogue's most subversive fashion photographer, William Klein made this wild, pseudovérité incursion into the world of Parisian haute couture. Joe uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 1966 ★★★★ Rewatched May 19 , 2020 Jenna Ipcar’s review published on Letterboxd: . ("I read in the paper that the rules governing fashion are stricter than those governing philosophy. With Dorothy McGowan, Jean Rochefort, Sami Frey, Grayson Hall. is one of the most breathtakingly gorgeous films I've ever seen. Early in the film, model phenom Polly Maggoo says something like "Every picture takes a piece of me away." The opening sequence is especially dazzling. The ridiculous passes for sublime. There is no review for this diary entry. does for fashion models what Peter Watkins' "Privilege" did for rock stars two years later. Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? The aesthetic fit perfectly with the fashion industry subject matter. Karthik’s review published on Letterboxd: A one-of-a-kind farce about the fashion industry, gorgeously photographed (it's William Klein after all) and with a sense for the anxious emptiness within … Klein, who was an artistic consultant on Louis Malle’s Dadaistic Zazie dans le métro, evokes the same spirit here in his puckish pasquinade of high fashion’s outlandish alternate reality. Share this page. In the meanwhile, he accidentally found himself as a fashion photographer in the 1950s, where he gained widespread recognition for the photojournalistic approach he brought to his shoots, heavily influenced by the Italian Neo-Realism movement…. I sent it to an old boyfriend to show him what I was up to. Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? The thing about satire, both the serious "funny dialogue and situations but mostly straight" kind and the full blown absurd slapstick kind, is that having the creator be directly involved in the subject their satirising is both a positive and a negative, and Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?, an absurd, pop art slapstick satire of fashion photography written and directed by famed fashion photographer William Klein, might be the perfect case study for that. Polly's plight seems to motivate the movie and actually determine its form. "Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?" Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. A subversive renegade her entire career, she tactlessly declared in 1946 that “the bikini is the most important thing since the atom bomb.” Vreeland’s avatar, Miss Maxwell, also emphatic and demanding—with her gaggle of assistants dressed as a coordinated, space-age harem—is seen, among other pomp and bombast, waxing dramatic in a phone interview about a designer’s recent fashion show: “He has recreated woman!”, We first encounter Miss Maxwell on the premises of said runway extravaganza, which was filmed in Meudon, a suburb of Paris, in the garden pavilion built by engineer and artist André Bloc. 11 May, 2012 leftpolitik’s review published on Letterboxd: Starts off good, but then falls into incoherent self-indulgence. This question of form vs. function foreshadows an important theme throughout this film. Watched is a whole other level. And I do. Mobile site. It doesn't stop--it is a relentless film, and it uses editing and unconventional narratives to infuse the mostly negative look at the fashion industry with some fun. Film data from TMDb. Klein’s wife, Jeanne Florin, worked as costume designer for the remaining raiment in this sartorial satire, ranging from mod, striped bodysuits and eponymous t-shirts, to macabre, cemetery chic and high-flying fashions. Lots of creative uses of film form and function. Delightfully eccentric if dead cynical, "Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?" The ridiculous passes for sublime. More details at Report this film. In all of these realms we're surrounded by her image, her pieces, on the wall or on an ominous TV screen at the head of a dinner table. 27, A line once said in the a must-watch French film by William Klein.. Polly Maggoo, a french model is followed by a camera for a french television show in search of finding out who she is. "Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?" A model, like an actor, is always playing a role. 1966 ★½ . the more i watch french new wave film, the more i start to fall in love with them. The ridiculous passes for sublime. I think that could be thanks to how it is seen culturally, as the 50s Disney movie. Favorites: RoboCop (1987), Night of the Comet (1984), Hackers (1995), Showgirls (1995). The film then scatters the character into fragments. Design is about making useful things look interesting, whereas art is about making interesting looking things that are useless. IMDb If this gorgeous film had any negative impact on me, it was that I saw what Klein was capable of and my high opinion of "The Model Couple" was slightly lowered. Polly becomes the subject of an episode of a vapid TV news documentary series called 1966 ★★★★½ . Photography and cinematography are closely related, because of that, there are some filmmakers who are/were photographers. Films used in Christian Marclay's The Clock, the world's longest supercut.. Vreeland’s monumental personality, which Klein experienced first-hand as a photographer at Vogue from 1955-1965, is synonymous with the inflated, eccentric public image of high fashion—she worked as a columnist at Harper’s Bazaar from 1936-1962 before assuming the mantle of editor-in-chief at Vogue in 1963 until 1971. Block this member This member is blocked; Report this review; leftpolitik is using Letterboxd … Off in a rural country, however, handsome yet forlorn Prince Igor of Borodin (Sami Frey) also pines for a fragmented fantasy of Polly, and a whimsical tug of war begins between the two men for her favor—each employing farcical schemes to hunt and ensnare her. Polly becomes the subject of an episode of a vapid TV news documentary series called "Qui êtes-vous?" is a zany treasure trove of boisterous criticisms on the pretensions of the fashion industry, the malicious intention of the media, independent identity and autonomy living in the public eye, and is a sly commentary on social change and the ephemerality of opportunity and success. Between fantastical photoshoots, surrealist dinner parties, and both a TV camera and a pair of bumbling secret agents tracking Polly’s every move, the film makes pitstops in the madcap magazine office of editor-in-chief Miss Maxwell—“what a bitch”—a scathingly comical rendering of then-Vogue editor and proto-Anna Wintour high priestess of fashion Diana Vreeland, played with expressive, avant-garde theatrics by Grayson Hall. fairy-tale liturgy turned to liturgical fairy-tale for the most-photographed barn in america. My thoughts? 1966 ★★★½ . Polly becomes the subject of an episode of a vapid TV news documentary series called "Qui êtes-vous?" and is pursued by the filmmaker and by the prince of Borodine, a small country in the Soviet bloc. Everyone else looks in on her too, ravenously, but they will never take her into their arms or protect her. The first Klein film I've ever seen is "The Model Couple" which was so unique and interesting to me that I immediately gave it a high rating. Klein was a fashion photographer first and you can tell because every shot is ~gorg~ I, wow, love, I’m sick of sorting through concerts, series, and other non-movies. Don Smith’s review published on Letterboxd: A (pre-) Monty Python-esque look at the absurdist world of fashion as a Cinderella story and a commodity in the 1960s world of television. 1966. Murmurs of, “Brilliant! The range of exaggerated, impractical, metallic pseudo-garments were designed by the Baschet brothers, pioneers of sound sculptures and inventors of various musical instruments—an obvious remark on the reflective, fanciful, futuristic looks popularized in the sixties by the likes of Pierre Cardin, Paco Rabanne and Andre Courrèges that appear, as one zealous attendee extols, as “tempests transfixed and deified!”. is a zany treasure trove of boisterous criticisms on the pretensions of the fashion industry, the malicious intention of the media, independent identity and autonomy living in the public eye, and is a sly commentary on social change and the ephemerality of opportunity and success. The ridiculous passes for sublime. This all helps to filter the surreal slapstick and artistic eccentricities…. Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. this was a very cool and very stylish critical satire on the french fashion industry (but applicable to the broader industry as well). Part of that is probably because it's overdone, but also because I find it to be one of the less interesting fairy tales. On the positive, Klein certainly knows his stuff, both in terms of the intricates and hypocrisies of the fashion world and how to make that world look and feel both authentic and really, really stupid. William Klein’s absurdist fairy tale, Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? 2020. In all of these realms we're surrounded by her image, her pieces, on the wall or on an ominous TV screen at the head of a dinner table. Uncomfortable—but what can you do?” orchestrate the procession of silvery, bionic waifs—sheet metal-swathed seraphim choreographed to the heavenly tones of a triumphant Michel Legrand score. The Clock uses excerpts from throughout film and television… uses excerpts from throughout film and television… Watched Sep 22, 2020. Thusly named as a nod to the father of Surrealist poetry (nom de plume Comte de Lautréamont), Ducasse and his team snip, bolt and screw models into sculptural, stainless steel constructions. Another standout garment is the custom gossamer wedding gown made on McGowan by haute couturier Madame Grès that she dons to a Buñuelian fête—McGowan herself cites it as the most memorable ensemble of the film, causing quite a media sensation: In the film, Sami Frey, my costar, and I fly over Paris and land on top of the Galeries Lafayette. The last 35 minutes of the movie make the beginning of it worth it. If this gorgeous film had any negative impact on me, it was that I saw what Klein was capable of and my high opinion of "The Model Couple" was slightly lowered. Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon DVD & Blu-ray Releases Release Calendar Movie News India Movie Spotlight. The distorted, organic form of Bloc’s Sculpturehabitacle II makes for an otherworldly venue where we encounter fictitious designer Isidore Ducasse’s latest collection. She discovered talents from Lauren Bacall to Edie Sedgwick, styled First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and thrived in the ever-changing, modernizing world of 60s fashion. Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? Watched by evildeathroll. A model tells a television crew about her dreams of a life with Prince Charming while she is fending off the lecherous advances of a horde of men. Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? In the Disney…. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Sally Jane Black 376 films 976 60 Edit, Movies with either a feminist message, feminist elements, or relative feminism, which is to say, given their context (genre, era,…. In fact, these items of clothing are almost downright hostile to the models as the aluminium cuts into their exposed and vulnerable flesh (much to the indifference of everyone else involved). TMDb I rewatched this for a guest episode of Cinema60 – you should listen to it, it's a lot of fun and our guest Natasha is very insightful – and I gotta say I'm so glad I did. The model is the young object of beauty, the thing which other people act upon. is a whole other level. Be careful, you have no idea how important your facial expression is. The first time around I felt like this was a cute and stylish Godard wannabe that didn't amount to much outside of a few laughs. There she meets Grégoire (Jean Rochefort), a producer with immediate palpitations for our cryptic ingenue. It feels like the second-wave feminist discourse wasn’t “there” yet to inform what the movie seems to want to suggest. Directed by William Klein • 1966 • France After nearly a decade as American Vogue's most subversive fashion photographer, William Klein made this wild, pseudovérité incursion into the world of Parisian haute couture. As William Klein explores, that reflects modeling just as well. Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? 20 out of 22 found this helpful. A model tells a television crew about her dreams of a life with Prince Charming while she is fending off the lecherous advances of a horde of men. (1966) - Dir. Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? William Klein’s absurdist fairy tale, Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? It is a critique of fashion and society, but it was so weird we couldn't figure it all out. Combining a fairytale story with an almost documentary-style look at a fashion model's weathering of intense media and public attention, it's somewhat sympathetic to the model at the heart of it all while generally aiming to puncture the ridiculous pretensions of mainstays of the fashion industry. 3,167 films watched. To be treasured for its alternating bouts of flakiness and visual adventurousness and most of all for its sublime battiness. I’m glad William Klein was having fun I guess. For Laura, from William Klein's "Who are you Polly Maggoo? The first Klein film I've ever seen is "The Model Couple" which was so unique and interesting to me that I immediately gave it a high rating. The Real Polly Maggoo Dorothy McGowan, the star of William Klein's seminal 1966 satire, Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? The brilliance of the cinematography could…. In this excoriating satire of the fashion industry, Polly Maggoo is a 20-year-old Brooklyn-born fashion model in Paris, on the runway at the big shows where magazine editor Ms. Maxwell is the reigning opinion maker. This time, I was really impressed with not only how clearly William Kleinian (shh... let it happen) this is, but how much this film has to offer even outside of simply being a fashion-world take down. This film took me by complete surprise. I should also point out that there is a weird media/dinner scene where the guests keep make puns on the name "Polly" that, because I don't understand French and was too focused on subtitles…. Directed by William Klein. Polly becomes the subject of an episode of a vapid TV news documentary series called "Qui êtes-vous?" Still the most critical…. is a zany treasure trove of boisterous criticisms on the pretensions of the fashion industry, the malicious intention of the media, independent identity and autonomy living in the public eye, and is a sly commentary on social change and the ephemerality of opportunity and success. "J'ai lu par un journal que les impératifs de la mode sont plus catégoriques que ceux de la philosophie." discusses the film, her career, … Dorothy McGowan Jean Rochefort Sami Frey Grayson Hall Philippe Noiret Alice Sapritch Delphine Seyrig Fernando Arrabal Roland Topor, 101 mins   Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? This little gem from "online art-film theater" MUBI.com brought to me for the first time the attention of filmmaker William Klein, who is an odd duck: currently 88 and still doing new work, he grew up in a normal lower-class Jewish family in New York City in the 1930s, but after being exposed to Paris during his time as a soldier in World War Two, he chose to live there permanently after the war and has never resided anywhere else since. ", Music by Mantovani Orchestra. 1966. An insider's take on the fashion industry, skewering the designers, the critics, and the society that hangs onto and preys upon beauty and glamour. Klein, who was an artistic consultant on Louis Malle’s Dadaistic Zazie dans le métro, evokes the same spirit here in his puckish pasquinade of high fashion’s outlandish alternate reality. William Klein, the "artistic consultant" responsible for the visual world of Zazie dans le métro, triumphs in his first feature. Sending up the fashion world where he reigned as Vogue's most incisive and broad-minded photographer, he does oh so much more here than bite the bedazzled hand that feeds him. In this excoriating satire of the fashion industry, Polly Maggoo is a 20-year-old Brooklyn-born fashion model in Paris, on the runway at the big shows where magazine editor Ms. Maxwell is the reigning opinion maker. You see, my artist friend thinks I'm a cinephile, which I am to a degree, but most academic cinephiles don't enjoy movies made by Rene Perez, Albert Pyun, or Lloyd Kaufman. The disjointed Alice in Wonderland-meets-Cinderella excursion of titular covergirl Polly Maggoo (estimably portrayed by fearless American model Dorothy McGowan) bounces wildly from an elaborate haute couture runway show, to trailing the raven-haired fashion plate through the bustling streets of Paris where she is accosted by pathetic, raunchy men from all sides, to her flat where she is then ambushed by a TV crew hungry to film her for their documentary, human-interest program, Who Are You?. Block or Report. so many great quotes and absurd, yet well composed scenes that all come at ya fast. That’s their job, to be someone else all the time. But I bought the DVD set and just finished watching POLLY MAGGOO. That Cinderella as a character actually does have quite a bit of personality and sass, but ultimately she is the beautiful object the story revolves around. Join here. Join here. The visual quality on this clip is diminished -- rent or buy the original disc! Directed by William Klein. There are playful special effects and even animation, but the overall look of the film is really sharp. In this excoriating satire of the fashion industry, Polly Maggoo is a 20-year-old Brooklyn-born fashion model in Paris, on the runway at the big shows where magazine editor Ms. Maxwell is the reigning opinion maker. She's a child, a princess, and a prop. about a billion times more fun and inventive than the neon demon, but then again this is nouvelle vague so how can refn compare? William Klein, whose day job had him flicking the shutter for Vogue, paints thus picture of acclaimed model Polly Maggoo who, after a successful showing on the catwalk, becomes the subject of the titular documentary exposé, whose inner workings are shown to objectify and commodify the young model... along with everything else. Fashion celebrates their sexual awakening while society looks on. Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? "Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?" 1966 ★★★½ Watched Mar 13 , 2020 pynchonikon’s review published on Letterboxd: I was surprised by how visually dynamic it was. It's a refreshing satire for its time. Clothing of…. Anything with more than 1,000 views on Letterboxd that’s longer…, Some of the Chaotic Cinema Facebook page's favourite films, Jayce Fryman 18,680 films 3,554 116 Edit, This list collects every film from the Starting List that became They Shoot Pictures Don't They's 1000 Greatest Films. MONTH OF MUBI - SEPT. 27 Early in the film, model phenom Polly Maggoo says something like "Every picture takes a piece of me away." © Letterboxd Limited. Qui etes-vous, Polly Maggoo? She's a child, a princess, and a prop. Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? Review by Don Smith. Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. Polly gets to look in at the world, and the world wants her there because of her pleasing appearance. In this excoriating satire of the fashion industry, Polly Maggoo is a 20-year-old Brooklyn-born fashion model in Paris, on the runway at the big shows where magazine editor Ms. Maxwell is the reigning opinion maker. Klein even became something of a fixture within the Left Bank flank of the Nouvelle Vague, rubbing elbows with the likes of Chris Marker, Agnès Varda and Alain Resnais among others. 1966 The ridiculous passes for sublime. ... evildeathroll liked this review. Who is Cinderella underneath her story? It's like he's playing a game of narrative pass-the-parcel with no other players. It's the type of satire that only somebody who has worked in and love/hates the industry could have made– an indulgence in…, 2016 movie viewings, #138. Watched this one for a movie discussion group. ‘Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo?’ This one put me in mind of Daisies in its pure anarchic fervor. William Klein’s absurdist fairy tale, Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? Jul 24, 2020. Feared and adored as a cultural icon, Vreeland revolutionized and galvanized fashion, its demographics and the way it was reported. Film data from TMDb. This film took me by complete surprise. (As of01/17/21) Sort list by last added for latest additions (there…, Between 1959 and 1973 a group of French filmmakers changed cinema as all who had known it with the rejection…, UNDER CONSTRUCTION This is a lot of work - and will take a lot of time - because I need…, David Blakeslee 4,276 films 791 63 Edit, Updated on 4/15/2021 - A list, arranged in order of original release, of all films associated with the Criterion Collection,…. It became an actual front-page story in Le Figaro, “Bride and Groom atop Galeries Lafayette”, or something like that. List is mainly female protagonists, but also includes some films where a…, Everything on the brand new Criterion Channel Streaming service. They reported we were doing the movie. A model tells a television crew about her dreams of a life with prince charming all while fending off the lecherous advances of a horde of men. This…, Movies about/starring women and girls of all ages. cuckoochanel is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. Nov The disjointed Alice in Wonderland-meets-Cinderella excursion of titular covergirl Polly Maggoo (estimably portrayed by fearless American model Dorothy McGowan) bounces wildly from an elaborate haute couture runway show, to trailing the raven-haired fashion plate through the bustling…, "Let the viewer figure it out; no one explains things in real life. Directed by William Klein. There is an interesting central premise to this film. Menu. Directed by William Klein. Yet, she is always separated from everything and everyone. Watched Aug 21, 2014. After nearly a decade as American Vogue's most subversive fashion photographer, William Klein made this wild, pseudovérité incursion into the world of Parisian haute couture. The opening scenes of this film invites us to a fashion show where the models are dressed in extremely uncomfortable contraptions made of sheet metal. At times ridiculous, at others outlandish, and at still others uncomfortably aware of and unafraid to depict the misogyny inherent to an industry (and industrial complex, and even society at-large) comprised largely of older rich…. Klein seems to be taking a…, The Cinderella story has never been one of my favorites. That Cinderella as a character actually does have quite a bit of personality and sass, but ultimately she is the beautiful object the story revolves around. The titular Polly Maggoo is a model in her 20s whose success brings her harassment from a French television studio and the infatuation of a prince hailing from a country within the Soviet bloc. This makes it clear that the world of haute-couture resides firmly within the realm of the latter. He combines all the naughty fun of The Devil Wears Prada with a fashion sense that is both apotheosis and merciless parody…, Eventually I became what I am today Otherwise I’d be something else, While I acknowledge that this is a satire and a critique of the fashion industry, it still had me swooning the whole time. Every Film Available on The Criterion Channel, Déjà Vu : A Chronological History of French Cinema Since Time Began - Une vitrine chronologique du cinéma français depuis la nuit des temps. I also reviewed this on Cinema Eclectica, and I think you can hear me struggle a bit with putting my feelings into words. Each frame is completely intentional and full- an intricate black and white photograph. Mobile site. With Dorothy McGowan, Jean Rochefort, Sami Frey, Grayson Hall. ", Though I'd long admired William Klein's old work for Vogue and above all his candid street photography collected by the Museum of Modern Art, I only somewhat recently learned that the eminent lensman (who is still with us at ninety-two years young) took up filmmaking in the 1960s as an American expatriate living in France. While nosing around, I also learned that he was once a protégé to "Tubist" master Fernand Léger. "), Thanks to Letterboxd friend and movie muse Cuckoo Chanel who recommended this. (1966) is simply, without question, a great piece of film-making; a fast, funny and entirely flippant forgotten masterpiece that still stands as an exceptional work of comic-satire, pop art and pure cinematic expression. Polly becomes the subject of an episode of a vapid TV news documentary series called "Qui êtes-vous?" With Dorothy McGowan, Jean Rochefort, Sami Frey, Grayson Hall. Bio: "Can you jam with the console cowboys in cyberspace?" In this excoriating satire of the fashion industry, Polly Maggoo is a 20-year-old Brooklyn-born fashion model in Paris, on the runway at the big shows where magazine editor Ms. Maxwell is the reigning opinion maker. Every time they take my picture, there’s a little less of me left. Watched Oct 06, 2016. aleph beth null’s review published on Letterboxd: fairy-tale liturgy turned to liturgical fairy-tale for the most-photographed barn in america. © Letterboxd Limited. The difference between the two underscores a disconnect in society between the classes. Qui êtes vous, Polly Maggoo? Artfully done, though! A one-of-a-kind farce about the fashion industry, gorgeously photographed (it's William Klein after all) and with a sense for the anxious emptiness within public spectacle (fashion shows, royal visits, TV biopics). gaggle of assistants dressed as a coordinated, space-age harem, sculptural, stainless steel constructions. The film then scatters the character into fragments. 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