She was named on the international best dressed list hall of fame in 1964. A look at the life and work of the influential fashion editor of harpers bazaar, diana vreeland. The film was directed and produced by lisa immordino vreeland dianas granddaughterinlaw, bentjorgen perlmutt, and frederic tcheng. Diana vreeland september 29, 1903 august 22, 1989 was a frenchamerican columnist and editor in the field of fashion. During her fifty year reign as the empress of fashion, she launched twiggy, advised jackie. These people invented themselves and i was there to help them along, so said fashion magazine diva diana vreeland in just one of her nonstop series of delectable bon mots in this documentary.
Vreeland discovered lauren bacall, who lit the cinema world and humphrey bogarts heart on fire. The eye has to travel the film spotlighting the fashion mags former editor is missing its current boss, its director tells thr. The eye has to travel is both an intimate portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the 20th century, an enduring icon whose influence changed the face of fashion, beauty, art, publishing and culture itself forever. Diana vreeland the eye has to travel trailer youtube. Aug 09, 2012 the official trailer for the eye has to travel chronicling diana vreeland s epic career in international fashion over the last 50 years.
The eye has to travel is an intimate portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the 20th. Vreelands granddaughterinlaw lisa immordino vreeland doesnt think so, and after listening to the interviewees in her debut film diana vreeland. I have to be honest, i didnt know much about diana vreeland. Sep 21, 2012 directed by lisa immordino vreeland, bentjorgen perlmutt, frederic tcheng. The eye has to travel is an intimate portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the 20th century, an enduring icon whose influence changed the face of fashion, beauty, art, publishing and culture forever. The eye has to travel pg documentaries movie 2012 this is an intimate portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the 20th century, an enduring icon whose influence changed the face of fashion, beauty, art, publishing, and culture forever.
There is probably no name more associated with the world of fashion than that of the noted columnist and editor of harpers bazaar and vogue magazine, diana vreeland. With diana vreeland, richard avedon, david bailey, lauren bacall. Firstly, the decision by the film maker who i assume is a relative of the subject to leave unchallenged ms vreelands assertion that she was not rich. Sep 21, 2012 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing diana vreeland. Beginning in 1936, when she became a fashion editor at.
The eye has to travel is an intimate portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the twentieth century, an enduring icon who has had a strong. The eye has to travel out of 4 documentary about fashion maven and legendary magazine editor diana vreeland. Dec 16, 2012 a documentary about vreeland, the eye has to travel, is currently playing at american cinemas. The eye has to travel stars the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 17 min, and received a score of 69 out of 100 on metacritic, which. Intimate portrait of the legendary fashion icon guides us through her life, adventures, accomplishments and passions. The eye has to travel takes a look at the doyenne of 20thcentury fashion. The story of the legendary editor of harpers bazaar and vogue.
References in film, television, theatre and literature. Buy diana vreeland eye has to travel microsoft store. I did make an interesting realization while watching this documentary i remember back in the. When discussing tastemakers of the 20th century, few names conjure style with the zest of diana vreeland, and documentary the eye has to travel gets the zing just right. Diana vreeland parfums is featured in the opening scene of oceans 8. Its creator, lisa immordino vreeland the wife of vreelands grandson alexander, has also. The eye has to travel is an intimate portrait and a vibrant. The film was directed and produced by lisa immordino vreeland dianas. The eye has to travel, was an interesting film but a few jarring issues made it hard for me to really enjoy it. Diana vreeland and model marissa berenson in diana vreeland. She worked for the fashion magazines harpers bazaar and vogue, being the editorinchief of the latter, and as a special consultant at the costume institute of the metropolitan museum of art. I did make an interesting realization while watching this documentary i remember. During her fiftyyear reign as the empress of fashion, she launched twiggy, advised jackie o and coined some of fashions most eloquent.
It details the life story of one of the fashion industrys most colorful figures, harpers bazaar magazine editor diana vreeland. A documentary chronicling vogue editorinchief anna wintours preparations for the 2007 fallfashion issue. She realized she needed to work and with her style and joy of life, she had two influential magazine jobs. The eye has to travel is a mesmerizing trip into this world of unrepentant relinquishing to luxury. The eye has to travel was released in 2012 on friday, september 21, 2012 in limited movie theaters. This is an excellent start, but documentaries rarely expand significantly beyond the art house circuit. Also known for her crisp and dramatic style, vreeland was also influential on culture and politics. The eye has to travel is an intimate portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the twentieth century, an enduring icon who has had a strong influence on the course of fashion, beauty, publishing and culture. The eye has to travel documents the personal and professional history of the famous editor, known as the a. In the 1995 film to wong foo, thanks for everything. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including dredd, trouble with the curve and house at the end of the street.
Sep 27, 2012 there is a new movie, though diana vreeland. The eye has to travel 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The eye has to travel is a 2011 documentary about the life and. The late vreeland is the subject of the absorbing 2011 documentary diana vreeland. Amazons choice recommends highly rated and wellpriced products. During her fifty year reign as the empress of fashion, she launched twiggy, advised jackie o and coined some of fashion s most eloquent. The eye has to travel, a documentary profile that gets the job done, too.
The filmmakers are clearly fans, and any of vreeland s personal shortcomings childrearing, for instance are only hinted at. Diana met the love of her life, drew vreeland, and their had two sons, frederick and tim, who tell us with some angst that she was not a good mother. Vreeland, a fashion insider who married dianas grandson. The official trailer for the eye has to travel chronicling diana vreelands epic career in international fashion over the last 50 years. The eye has to travel 2011 starring diana vreeland on dvd and bluray.
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