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Synopsis: A fashion show in Paris draws the usual bunch of people; designers, reporters, models, magazine editors, photographers. Lots of unconnected stories which all revolve around this show, and an all-star cast.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Robert Altman
Production: Miramax
  Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.0
Metacritic:
48
Rotten Tomatoes:
25%
R
Year:
1994
133 min
249 Views


But it's a done thing, Mother.

There is nothing you can do.

I did it for you.

You'll be rich now.

You'll be rich.

Okay. Well,

let them in.

I want to meet my new boss.

- You'll see. Things will

turn out just great.

- Yeah.

You'll still be the designer,

and we won't have any more

problems about money.

You'll be just like

Lagerfeld or Lacroix... or Ferre.

- She said, funky

- Whoo, whoo

She said, funky

Sticks and stones may break

some bones

But a .357

got a funky...

Isabella! Uh...

Ah.

Na na-na na-na

Na-na na-na na-na-na Na-na-na

Na na na-na

Here comes the hotstepper

With the lyrical girls-a

Big hotstepper in the area

Still love you like that

No, no, we don't die

Yes, we multiply

Anyone present

will hear the fat lady sing

Hello, Josephine

How do you do

Do you remember me my baby

- Cy! Hey, Cy.

- Like I remember you

Major Hamilton. Marshall Field's,

Chicago. Fashion director.

- Right.

- I want to say what you're doing...

What you're doing is sensational.

It's very adventurous.

You're a real hero. Of course,

it's not right for my place...

you know. We're very traditional.

You know, conservative.

But maybe ten years down the line.

Hold on, and I'll...

- Well, it's not for everybody, right?

- No, it isn't.

But I'll tell you, the younger employees

in my place all love your stuff.

And all your friends are sayin' he's

a landin' superstar

Josephine, Josephine

Josephine

Where's Cy?

Where the hell's Cy?

- Where's Cy? He went that way.

- Just calm down.

I'm calm. Why don't you talk in English?

You think I've got an attitude problem?

What the hell are you saying?

- B*tch!

- You are the b*tch!

What are you doing here?

- Slut! How could you? You c*nt!

- No, you're the c*nt!

- You're a c*nt, you...

adulterating, mendacious......

- C*nt, c*nt, c*nt, c*nt!

- Hi, Cy!

Thought you were hidin'

from us.

Wonderful show. Just wonderful!

We loved it.

- Just wonderful.

- I'm glad you liked it.

- Would you do a little thing

with us for FAD? Do you mind?

Yeah...

- Hey. Hi, everybody.

- Hi.

Do you mind if I just get right

in here? Can I have it? Okay.

Can we roll? Roll?

Okay, let's go.

Hey, everybody! Kitty Potter

comin' at you from Cy Bianco's

funkin' fashion show.

Cy, that was superfine.

Tell us about the collection.

Uh, right. I'm trying to do

something like, uh, stocking

tops, and, uh, layers, you know.

Old clothes. Taking old clothes

from, like, Tati, different places...

and reshaping them really

tight for the youth, you know.

- Not so expensive.

- Right.

- Brilliant work.

- Absolutely brilliant. You are a pagan.

You are to the '90s

what lava lamps were to the '70s.

It's pret-a-go-go-go-go-go.

It's plastic; it's rap;

it's fabulous; it's Cy.

Lookie, lookie. This is

what I've been waiting for.

- No, that's the Rykiel shoot.

- Oh. Well, where are the proofs?

Well, there's a problem

with the proofs.

- Oh, I was afraid of that.

You mean the boot idea didn't work?

- No. The boots worked fine.

- It's just there's a problem

with the negatives.

- I'll get that.

- Milo. Are you trying

to tell me the lab f***ed up?

No, I'm not trying to tell you

the lab f***ed up. But there

is a f***-up with the negatives.

What am I gonna tell Clint?

I mean, you know, he seems very quiet on the outside...

but he can be a real monster.

Well!

What have we here?

A publishers' convention?

Looks like a scene

from MacBeth.

- Negotiations.

- What did she say?

- She said "negotiations."

- What does she mean?

I think she means negotiations.

Oops.

When did that come?

Uh, this... this afternoon.

This morning.

Where was I?

Sleeping.

Oh! My bagage!

- Bonsoir.

- Merci, monsieur.

Here we go, here we go

- Here we go, here we go

- Here we go again

Oh, this is so beautiful.

Oh, come outside.

Come here and look at this view.

It is so beautiful.

- Ah, Paris.

- You're the only view I want to see.

Oh, Major.

Oh, honey. Come inside. I want to show

you some of the things I bought today.

C'mere.

J'aime pas les piercings.

Je trouve pas ca esthetique.

Vous en avez eu marre d'etre chauve?

Non, pas du tout.

Non, non.

C'est juste, ouais,

juste une surprise.

This is the Sonia Rykiel I was

telling you... What a beautiful colour.

- I love the colour.

- This is beautiful.

It's kind of a Chinese thing...

- with the little frogs on the side.

- Uh-huh, that's nice.

- See, it's a very beautiful thing.

- It's nice and long though too.

And wait. Now, this

is the piece de resistance.

- You can't believe it.

It's an opera coat!

- Oh! The colour! Whoa!

- It's beautiful, isn't it?

- Victorian! Elizabethan.

Oh, it's beautiful.

- Now, this is, of course, the best.

- Oh, stop.

- It's a Chanel suit!

- Stop it.

Great.

Hey there, again.

This is Kitty Potter...

giving you a glimpse

of fashion in the making.

We're behind the scenes at Simone Lo

as she rehearses her show.

And from what we can tell here,

all those models will be

wearing none other than...

cowboy boots.

Let's look around to see

what else we can find.

Dane, we have to talk.

Did you hear something?

- No, maybe just a rat.

- Are there rats here?

- Dane.

- Yeah, but they're harmless, darling.

What would you say is the difference

between a cross-dresser...

- and a transvestite?

- Well, actually...

cross-dresser is just another way

of saying transvestite...

which is the same thing

but coming from the Latin root.

How do you choose

what you're going to wear?

- What... What...

- Ah, this is the big problem.

This is the big problem.

- How come?

- Yeah, because I have too many things...

and it is very difficult to know what to

choose from one situation to the other.

And you have to be able

to laugh about yourself.

A-And take it easy.

We are here to have a good time.

It's an old pattern.

It was started back in the '30s.

Hi, honey. Here, put these on.

They'll look great with that outfit.

Okay, thanks.

What is she, kidding?

Is she colour-blind?

Those boots don't even match.

- Well, everybody knows that.

- Knows what?

- That she's colour-blind.

- Well, I didn't.

'Cause I didn't write it on your cards.

- Mais je ne fume pas. I don't smoke.

- Don't smoke. Inglese.

Yeah.

Ah, papiroski.

- You okay?

- Look at it. It's beautiful.

May Rose, you are beautiful.

You look beautiful tonight. You do.

- It's because you went

shopping for me, darling.

- Oh, thank you.

- No one shops like my Louise.

It's beautiful.

- Yes.

- Very nice. Oh!

- Well, what do you think?

Shall we join someone

over there, or...

- No, I'd rather sit alone tonight.

- You want to be alone? Okay. Fine.

As a woman, you know, I'm just content.

Just... Just here and now.

A little faster.

Okay.

All around the town

Never, no, never again

No, sir

Never, no, never again

No-o-o

- You know who you look like?

It just hit me.

- Who?

Just a little, tiny bit.

Barbra Streisand. You do. In the eyes.

- You do. Very sweet. Mm-hmm.

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Robert Altman

Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. A five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, Altman was considered a "maverick" in making films with a highly naturalistic but stylized and satirical aesthetic, unlike most Hollywood films. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in American cinema. more…

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