Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel Screening: Mon. Oct 10th, 2011 @ 7:15 PM - Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley, CA
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“How does one become Diana Vreeland?” the late fashion editor and cult figure, then 80 years old, is asked five minutes into this delightful film. Vreeland answers in her inimitable smoky drawl: “The first thing to do, my love, is arrange to be born in Paris. After that, everything flows quite naturally.” So begins this loving, intimate and ultimately exhilarating celebration of the “High Priestess of Fashion,” the columnist, editor and finally museum curator who so profoundly shaped the look and style of American women. As Richard Avedon would say after her death, “She was and remains the only genius fashion editor.” Using archival footage, family photos and recorded conversations with George Plympton, Lisa Immordino Vreeland (a granddaughter by marriage) wisely lets the legend's own voice carry the film. As one would expect with such a guide, everything follows quite naturally. —Sheerly Avni, Telluride Film Festival
Running time: 77 Category: DOCS Directed by: Lisa Immordino Vreeland and Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt and Frederic Tcheng Producer: Lisa Immordino Vreeland
