Born in 1930, he trained at the paris conservatoire but had to halt his studies due to military service. Polly dorothy macgowan is a model who tells about her experiences when she is interviewed by a television crew in this offbeat satirical comedy. Polly maggoo, model extraordinaire, seems to be a native citizen of this world. Vogue 2640 is a pattern for a jacket and dress with contrast binding, plus a matching scarf. New yorkborn fashion photographer klein shook up french vogue in the 1960s, and he blazed rebellious new trails as a filmmaker. He also directed the 1969 documentary muhammad ali. From satirical comedies to primetime sitcoms, models get more than their fair share of screen time. 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. Not much fazes her except those excitable male oglers in the streets, and every moment is an opportunity to further accumulate human. You are a galvanizer and i am galvanized yelps fashionvictim violette leduc, as pundits launch into vapid psychohistorical explanations. Thirty years ahead of its time, it satirizes tvs top model feeding frenzy, the world of fashion and brainwashing in general. The delirious fictions of william klein, all you need is. Amidst the multiplying perspectives and reflective surfaces with which polly maggoo outfits itself, a series of white caverns sit impassively.
They seem oblivious to the spectacle they are housing. Polly maggoo bars and pubs in quartier latin, paris. Agnes b always offers the same simplebutflattering boxy cut, in a soft durable cotton with the perfect round neck, sitting at just the right point on the hip. Freedom 1969 and the model couple 1977 in scruffy bootlegs from proam vendors like pimpadelic wonderland and given the movies paucity of reputation, you wouldve had little reason to do so. The delirious fictions of william klein eclipse series 9 is an orgasmic revelation.
Karthik a oneofakind farce about the fashion industry, with a sense for the anxious emptiness within public spectacles fashion shows, royal visits, tv biopics, gorgeously photographed its klein after all and to be treasured for its alternating bouts of flakiness and sublime visual. It stars dorothy mcgowan as supermodel polly maggoo being followed by a french television crew. She seems equally comfortable swathed in massive slabs of metal as she is navigating an uninvited tv crew in her own apartment. The 10 best model moments in film and tv elle australia. Kleins overprinted, grainy and frequently blurred photographs of his native city drew on comicbooks and tabloid rags such as the new. Pubblico potrebbe rilevare film e rivista nel tuo elaboratore. Whoever came up with that title deserves some kind of award. In this excoriating satire of the fashion industry, polly maggoo is a 20yearold brooklynborn fashion model in paris, on the runway at the big shows where magazine editor ms.
The delirious fictions of william klein, all you need. This is the complete list of cult films on wikipedia as of may 6, 2016. A nod to the monchromatic mod looks of the 1960s edie sedgwick patti boyd, by brian duffy 1965 french vogue, 1966, photo by guy bourdin julie christie 1966 dorothy mcgowan in who are you, polly maggoo. To watch this film is to pinpoint a very slippery moment in the transition from modernism to postmodernism. William klein collection 12 films 10dvd box set float. Qui etesvous, polly maggoo william klein was born on april 19, 1928 in new york city, new york, usa.
He has directed a number of feature films, including the 1966 film who are you, polly maggoo. Agnes started her fashion career designing tshirts for william kleins 1966 film who are you, polly maggoo. Robert delpire, a french publisher and editor whose championing of the work of henri cartierbresson, robert frank and josef koudelka helped elevate photography as an art, died on sept. Sep 21, 20 dorothys one and only screen appearance was in this film, polly maggoo, after which she vanished from both acting and modeling. Klein was a visionary filmmaker, well ahead of his time.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. He is a director and writer, known for who are you, polly maggoo. Relocating to paris, he developed a minor name for himself in cabaret and stage plays. Movies william kleins polly maggoo faces the tough. Other 60s inspirations included baby jane holzers eclectic wardrobe, the work of rudi gernreich, and william kleins film who are you, polly maggoo. Trance witness revels, published two years earlier. Model and it girl from new york who everyone is enamored with. November seven arts productions reach agreement to acquire warner bros. Kleins overprinted, grainy and frequently blurred photographs of his native city drew on comicbooks and tabloid rags such as the new york sun for their. Oct 02, 2017 robert delpire, a french publisher and editor whose championing of the work of henri cartierbresson, robert frank and josef koudelka helped elevate photography as an art, died on sept. Explore releases from the polly maggoo records label. It also stars grayson hall as miss maxwell, a fashion magazine editor modeled. Id love to know what he makes of the current world and how his movies fit within it. Polly maggoo is the pseudoportrait of a super model.
View a wide variety of artworks by william klein, now available for sale on artnet auctions. The main event in the film is the shooting of an episode of the television show who are you. You cant put a headline on william klein ncpr news. Are you sure you want to delete your score and checked items on this list.
With terrible, and terribly funny, farsightedness klein had foreseen the diarrhea of media bullshit. December 15 entertainment pioneer walt disney, best known for his creation of mickey mouse, breakthroughs in the field of animation, filmmaking, theme. He also worked with the grenierhussenot company at this time and acted in. If youre anything like us at this time of year, youve spent hours traveling by plane, train, or automobile to the towntiny or notthat you grew up. Were not talking about reallife model cameos, but actors playing fictional models.
Gilbert adair on how a generation of french filmmakers. The scene in which women line up at mirrors applying makeup and engaging in girl talk has indeed been the inspiration for countless fashion pictorials and has been used in many films and tv series. Watching polly maggoo today is a rare pleasure, plus a real surprise. French character star jean rochefort expressed an interest in acting early in life. October 19 gulf and western industries acquire paramount pictures. Every shot is an event, every turn of the narrative a new adventure. The film s designer justifies dressing women in aluminium with a tirade of pretentious creatorspeak. Elegant, scathing humor ties together the various strands of this alternately glamorous and grotesque portrait of american in paris polly maggoo dorothy macgowan, an alice in wonderland supermodel who. Gilbert adair, who marched on the streets, looks back at how a generation of french filmmakers did their bit to change the world. Elegant, scathing humor ties together the various strands of this alternately glamorous and grotesque portrait of american in paris polly maggoo, an alice in wonderland supermodel who becomes the pinup plaything of media hounds and the fragmented fantasy of haunted prince igor. Wikipedia defines a cult film as a film with a cult following, obscure or unpopular with mainstream audiences, and often revolutionary or ironically enjoyed. Mar 12, 2015 with the buzz surrounding valentinos hottest male models, derek zoolander and hansel mcdonald, we couldnt help but think of how models are represented off the runways.
Polly maggoo mcgowan is a suddenly famous model whose true personality is probed by a multitude of people, including a tv interviewer noiret and a. Still working at nearly 85 years old, william klein has gone rogue in at least four different. The delirious fictions of william klein eclipse series 9. Polly becomes the subject of an episode of a vapid tv news documentary series called qui etesvous. Karthiks rating of the film who are you, polly maggoo.
Ali retains the world championship, by knocking out liston in the first round. I cant imagine a better way to describe kleins cinema. It also stars grayson hall as miss maxwell, a fashion magazine editor modeled after diana vreeland, and. May 17, 2009 the main event in the film is the shooting of an episode of the television show who are you. Shortlists the 45 best booktofilm adaptations ever. In an attempt to discover who she really is behind all her makeup and fancy clothes, the director of the show runs a series of psychological tests on polly, asking her questions like what plant would you be. With dorothy mcgowan, jean rochefort, sami frey, grayson hall.
Polly becomes the subject of an episode of a vapid tv news documentary series called. A team of tv reporters chronicles the life of the dollyfaced fashion mannequin polly dorothy mcgowan at a climax of her career. Trance witness revels 1958 rome 1958 moscou 1964 tokyo 1964jean lescot wikipedia. Elegant, scathing humor ties together the various strands of this alternately glamorous and grotesque portrait of american in paris polly maggoo dorothy macgowan, an alice in wonderland supermodel who becomes the. Sep 21, 20 this movie from 1966 takes a satirical look at the fashion industry and its opulence the main protagonist is polly magoo. Movies like david holzmans diary if you like david holzmans diary you are looking for humorous, offbeat and biting movies about with vietnam war, obsession, satire, voyeurism, filmmaking, crimes and heist themes of comedy and drama genre shot in usa. It contains over 1,500 cult films from the years 1902 2014 including multiple genres and international films. Grayson hall of dark shadows fame plays the editor of vogue in this visually surreal, witheringly sardonic, film. Original 1999 rerelease japanese b5 chirashi flyer for the 1966 film who are you, polly magoo. You cant put a headline on william klein try to put him in a box and hell find his way out.
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