His name is Swann, Yves Saint Laurent (Gaspard Ulliel) tells the reception desk at the hotel, and no, he’s not traveling for business, but has come there to sleep. The reference to Proust and the passage of time permeate the fabric of this film, a portrait of the fashion designer with a focus on the decade from 1967-1976. The dates are displayed in red, but not arranged chronologically. The viewer watches the already famous couturier drawing, cruising, at fittings with models, at wild drug parties, with his female muses and male lovers, with his business and life partner Pierre Bergé and Moujik the dog. He lives a life on the edge as the world slips away from him.
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