JALIL LESPERT

YVES SAINT LAURENT (2014)
Starring Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne and Charlotte Le Bon. Directed by Jalil Lespert.

A fascinating film of the life of French haute couture fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, it begins in 1953 as the 18-year-old wins a major fashion prize that puts him on the course to take over the Christian Dior legacy at the incredible age of 21. Here he meets both tremendous success and Pierre Bergé, patron of the arts and future love of his life and business partner. They will never leave each other's side. Three years later, they created the Yves Saint Laurent company which was to become one of the most famous brands in fashion and luxury. Despite his doubts and own demons, Yves Saint Laurent revolutionised the world of fashion, competing with his friend and fellow designer Karl Lagerfeld for many decades.

REVIEWS Yves Saint Laurent - The tortured soul of fashion

AGAINST THE WIND
Starring Benoit Magimel - Paul, Isabelle CarrÉ, Bouli Lanners and Audrey Tautou - Sarah. Directed by Jalil Lespert.

One morning, Sarah (Audrey Tautou) vanishes, leaving her husband Paul (Little White Lies’ Benoit Magimel) and their young son and daughter reeling, without a word as to her whereabouts or a clue about when she will return. As time passes, Paul anxiously but tenderly tries to sustain some sense of normalcy and after a year, in an attempt to start over, he reluctantly returns to his coastal home town. There, he takes a job as a driving instructor, reunites with his estranged brother and befriends a local police officer (Isabelle Carré). But still he dreams of Sarah, refusing to let go.