Nonfiction
eVideo
Details
PUBLISHED
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (99 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
LANGUAGE
NOTES
Title from title frames
Cecil Beaton was a dazzling chronicler of his time. A photographer, writer, painter, and Oscar-winning set and costume designer who captured both the front lines of war and the Queen’s official portrait, Beaton embodied the cultural and political changes of the twentieth century. In LOVE, CECIL director Lisa Immordino Vreeland (Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict) blends archival footage and photographs with voice-over of Beaton’s famed diaries to capture his legacy as a complex and unique creative force. Narrated by Rupert Everett. Official Selection at the **Telluride Film Festival.** Winner of the Audience and Best Documentary Award at the **Hamptons International Film Festival.** *"Hugely entertaining. A precious cinematic bouquet." - Doris Toumarkine, **Film Journal International***
Film
In Process Record
David Bailey, Manolo Blahnik, Rupert Evertt
Originally produced by Kino Lorber in 2017
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English