High & Low — John Galliano

France,USA, UK , 2023,116min

Director:  Kevin Macdonald

With   John Galliano, Anna Wintour, Penélope Cruz, Sidney Toledano, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss among others

Fashion has never seen a rise, fall and renaissance quite as riveting as that of John Galliano.

 Widely recognized as one of the most influential and successful fashion designers of our time, John Galliano dressed the most beautiful and influential men and women in the world for almost 15 years at Givenchy and Dior. He reinvented the fashion industry by transforming his runway shows into immersive fantasies and helped turn high-fashion from an elitist niche into a multi-billion-dollar global business.

And then he crashed down to earth spectacularly.

  John Galliano then at the creative throne of Dior and his own eponymous brand, found himself at the nucleus of a storm.

In 2011, beset by drugs, booze and an incomprehensible level of stress, the legendary fashion designer John Galliano hurled a series of anti-Semitic slurs at strangers in a Parisian bar.

In a flash, the head of Dior—a favorite of Princess Diana and Nicole Kidman—lost the most prestigious job in fashion and was convicted of hate crimes.

 Kevin Macdonald avoids salacious drama, instead elevating HIGH & LOW into a startling work of art in its own right, showcasing Galliano’s creations with love and respect and amplifying the emotions at every key moment.

Director creates a symphonic epic of an uncompromising, inspired and troubled artist.

We feel Galliano: his soaring creativity and his wounded soul.

Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald turns his camera towards the life and career of Galliano, the gifted fashion designer and head of Dior. Featuring the man himself, alongside figures from the fashion world, the film deftly investigates Galliano’s childhood, celebrated work, mental health and addiction struggles, and his long road to redemption.

Galliano’s troubled tale is not a new one, but even the most informed amongst the fashion world will discover new details in High & Low.

Original Language: English, French

English subtitles

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t52uNoXbqdg