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- 2024
- TV-MA
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- 2024
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Summary In 1970s Paris, Karl Lagerfeld (Daniel Brühl) falls for Jacques de Bascher (Théodore Pellerin) and seeks to unseat Yves Saint Laurent (Arnaud Valois) as top designer in this six-part French series adaptation of Raphaëlle Bacqué's book "Kaiser Karl."
Created By: Raphaëlle Bacqué, Jennifer Have, Isaure Pisani-Ferry
- 2024
- TV-MA
- HULU
- 2024
- TV-MA
- HULU
Becoming Karl Lagerfeld
Season 1 Premiere: Jun 7, 2024
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Summary In 1970s Paris, Karl Lagerfeld (Daniel Brühl) falls for Jacques de Bascher (Théodore Pellerin) and seeks to unseat Yves Saint Laurent (Arnaud Valois) as top designer in this six-part French series adaptation of Raphaëlle Bacqué's book "Kaiser Karl."
Created By: Raphaëlle Bacqué, Jennifer Have, Isaure Pisani-Ferry
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It’s an accessible introduction, and you don’t need to know much beyond their names to take in all the gorgeous gowns and keep up with the acerbic wit. Even if you wouldn’t want to befriend Brühl’s Lagerfeld, let alone have a love triangle with him, you do at all times long to be dressed by him and share his passion to make the world a more beautiful place.
Becoming Karl Lagerfeld might have the glossy patina of a Disney-backed series, but thanks to its humanity, heart, and grittiness, it doesn’t feel like a series pieced together in the present. Even if you aren’t interested in the life and times of Karl Lagerfeld, the series is absolutely worth watching if only for a forlorn Daniel Brühl running around a grandiose château like a lovestruck maiden, dressed in a nightgown and wielding a lantern.
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Based on 65 User Ratings
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 65 User Ratings
8.9
92% Positive
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Карл Лагерфельд болсон нь дизайнер ямар хүн байсныг бараг л маажихгүй. Үзэгчид түүний санаа зорилго, бузар муу үйлдлийн үндсийг төдийлөн ойлгодоггүй. Тиймээс бид үнэхээр түүнтэй нэгдэх гэж оролдох боломжгүй, мөн тэдний өмнөөс түүнийг үзэн ядаж, шоолж чадахгүй.
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Becoming Karl Lagerfeld just barely scratches the surface of what kind of a person the designer was. Viewers don’t truly understand the roots of his motives and evil doings. And, therefore, we cannot really attempt to align with him, nor hate or mock him for them.
The opulent setting and dichotomy of personalities also offset a largely surface-level portrait of a man who values professional success over all.
We would say that Becoming Karl Lagerfeld would be great if you’re a fan of fashion, but we’re not even sure there’s enough conflict to drive the drama for people who are interested in Lagerfeld’s history.
Despite efforts to make Lagerfeld’s world seem glamorous – with slow-mo shots – he is a lumpen presence next to the dazzling Bascher, and it is Canadian actor Théodore Pellerin who steals the show as the younger man.
Daniel Brühl plays the title character in the 70s, when he was designing for Chloé before he expanded to his own line. Paralleling the fashion narrative is his relationship with his muse and frustratingly platonic friend, Jacques de Basher (Théodore Pellerin). Brühl creates a character with emotional depth and frustrated desire, while Pellerin is continually seductive yet illusive. The designer's dresses take a back seat to his ambitious machinations to grow his burgeoning career. He also struggles for respectability among the couture houses, esp. Yves Saint Laurent (Alex Lutz), who caused strife and competition in fashion and the mutual desire for de Basher. As a result, this is much more about the man and his demons than the designer's rise to fame. It does end with a final image that suggests there might be a 2nd season. Even though it repeats the issues too often, this series presents a fascinating glimpse into Lagerfeld's personal life and the fabulous fashion world of the period. (6 one-hour eps)
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Production Company:
- Disney+
- Gaumont
- Jour Premier Production
Initial Release Date: Jun 7, 2024
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA