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Lisa Immordino Vreeland
Lisa Immordino Vreeland is known for Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011), Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (2015) and Love, Cecil (2017). Vreeland is the author of Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel. Her popular and innovative documentaries on Vreeland, which the Hollywood Reporter called a "vivid, delicious trip," and Peggy Guggenheim have reached wide audiences.
Known For
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation · 2021Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
★ 2.52021
MovieDocumentary
The parallel lives of writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and playwright Tennessee Williams (1911-83): two friends, two geniuses who, while creating sublime works, were haunted by the ghosts of the past, the shadow of constant doubt, the demon of addictions and the blinding, deceptive glare of success.
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict · 2015Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict
★ 6.52015
MovieDocumentary
Bouncing between Europe and the United States as often as she would between lovers, Peggy Guggenheim’s life was as swirling as the design of her uncle’s museum, and reads more like fiction than any reality imaginable. Peggy Guggenheim – Art Addict offers a rare look into Guggenheim’s world: blending the abstract, the colorful, the surreal and the salacious, to portray a life that was as complex and unpredictable as the artwork Peggy revered and the artists she pushed forward.
Jean Cocteau · 2024Jean Cocteau
2024
MovieDocumentary
We film buffs grew up worshiping Jean Cocteau—particularly his BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ORPHEUS and BLOOD OF A POET—but in recent years he has perhaps ebbed from our consciousness.
Unknown Beauty: François Nars · 2023Unknown Beauty: François Nars
2023
MovieDocumentary
Photographer and make-up artist François Nars reveals his visually stunning inner world in this feature-length documentary by filmmaker Lisa Immordino Vreeland. Mr. Nars takes us on a tour of the fashions, designers and models of '70s Paris, the underground of '90s New York, and the timeless world of cinema, filled with actors, actresses, and directors who have shaped his visual aesthetics.
Art of Style: Jean Cocteau · 2018Art of Style: Jean Cocteau
★ 7.22018
MovieDocumentary
French artist Jean Cocteau's multifaceted work across poetry, plays, paintings and film made him one of the leading creative figures of the Parisian avant-garde movement. Featuring Cocteau's own writings read by actor Timothée Chalamet, explore the dream-like quality of Cocteau's one of a kind oeuvre.
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel · 2012Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
★ 7.02012
MovieDocumentary
This intimate and loving portrait of the legendary arbiter of fashion, art and culture illustrates the many stages of Vreeland's remarkable life. Born in Paris in 1903, she was to become New York's "Empress of Fashion" and a celebrated Vogue editor.
Love, Cecil · 2017Love, Cecil
★ 6.42017
MovieDocumentary
A documentary about Academy Award-winning costume designer Cecil Beaton. A respected photographer, artist, and set designer, Beaton was best known for designing on award-winning films such as 'Gigi' (1958) and 'My Fair Lady' (1964). The film features archive footage and interviews with a number of models, artists, and filmmakers who worked closely with Beaton during his illustrious career.
Once Upon a Debutante · 2025Once Upon a Debutante
2025
MovieDocumentary
Le Bal Paris is the world's most high profile debutante ball and this documentary film marks the first time cameras will be granted access to the annual invitation-only event which brings together international high-profile Gen Z guests in the name of fashion and charity. Since the 18th century, debutante balls have long been a part of tradition and history but in this documentary, viewers will get to see an unfiltered, intimate look at how, why and whether this event has evolved for the modern world.
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