A unique, abiding and eye-opening glance at the boisterous life of a legendary fashion designer who vehemently seeks pleasure only to be disappointed by its fleeting and faulty nature.

| Original Score: 7 | Nov 3, 2018

Full Review | Original Score: B | Feb 28, 2013

If you like "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," you'll like this film about fashion icon Valentino. But it's an absorbing, fly-on-the-wall documentary regardless.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Feb 26, 2012

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 18, 2011

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 17, 2011

It's ultimately difficult to envision all but the most ardent of fashion fans finding much to embrace in Valentino: The Last Emperor...

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Oct 2, 2011

It's interesting to a degree, but without a strong knowledge of the fashion industry, a novice will be left out in the cold.

| Feb 1, 2011

It does pull back the curtain on a traditionally withdrawn public figure. For that alone, the documentary is a fascinating glimpse into a mind that's always on the go.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 24, 2010

The documentary film crew gets remarkable behind-the-scenes access to Valentino's fashion empire.

| Original Score: B | Jan 4, 2010

Frothy doc on the iconic fashion designer Valentino.

| Original Score: C+ | Dec 16, 2009

You don't have to be a fashionista to get something out of this unique documentary about the famous designer, his way of working, and his long term relationship with business partner Giancarlo Giammetti.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 18, 2009

An antidote to weepy tales such as "Philadelphia" and "Brokeback Mountain". Yes, Virginia, gay people can enjoy long-term relationships.

| Nov 16, 2009

What a nice surprise to settle in for a fashion documentary and find a touching love story hidden within its glamorous folds.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 27, 2009

The film successfully paints a picture of how this relationship worked so well as a business; it's less capable of penetrating the emotional story.

| Sep 17, 2009

Stays firmly, admiringly, on the surface of things -- which is where all fashion kings should reign.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 17, 2009

Matt Tyrnauer's documentary about the venerable Italian fashion designer, Valentino, has been billed as a love story, and so it is.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 16, 2009

The unique behind-the-scenes profile Tyrnauer has achieved makes this more than just another excuse to look at beautiful models in pretty frocks, and a film not only for fashionistas.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 16, 2009

Mostly compelling documentary, though there are aspects to the fashion legend's story that are unfortunately neglected.

| Sep 15, 2009

We're as fascinated by his eccentricity as we are impressed at his high standards and taste.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 14, 2009

This remarkably intimate portrait, made with less formality than you might expect, gives a real insight into Valentino as a living, working phenomenon at the end of his career

| Sep 10, 2009