L'Amour Fou

L'amour Fou 2010, Pierre Thoretton, France, 98 min., HDCAM Video. “A consummately clear-headed documentary that honors the allure of its subject.”—Simon Abrams, Slant Magazine The legend of Yves Saint-Laurent, the shy French haute couture superstar, is explored following his 2008 death in this documentary presided over by Pierre Bergé, the designer’s longtime lover and business mastermind. At the heart of the film is the pair’s love of beautiful and luxurious objects rather than love per se, as Bergé prepares to auction off his partner’s phenomenal lifetime collection of objets d’art, from paintings by Degas and Mondrian to trinkets. Director Thoretton contrasts archival footage of Saint-Laurent’s jet-set life with friends including Mick Jagger, Andy Warhol, and Jean Cocteau, with more than a peek at the sumptuous trappings of the designer’s spookily vacant homes in Paris, Marrakech, and Normandy. In French with English subtitles. Friday, July 29, 8:00pm; Saturday, July 30, 4:45pm, 8:30pm, Sunday, July 31, 3:15pm; Monday, August 1, 8:00pm; Tuesday, August 2, 6:00pm; Wednesday, August 3, 8:00pm Fashionista Bonanza discount! Buy a ticket at our regular prices for either Bill Cunningham New York or L'amour Fou, and get a ticket for any performance of the other film at this discount rate (tickets must be purchased at the same time): General Admission $7; Students $5; Members $4. (This discount rate applies to the second film only.) Gene Siskel Film Center • 164 N. State St. $11/General Admission; $7 Students (with I.D.); $6 Film Center Members Discounted parking at the InterPark Self-Park at 20 E. Randolph St. Rebate ticket available at Gene Siskel Film Center Box Office (312) 846-2800 • http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org

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