Review of Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008) by Jennifer C — 08 Aug 2009

Wonderful! A touching, funny and compelling documentary. And the collections - beautiful. A lovely film capturing the contribution of one of the last great fashion houses.

This review of Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008) was written by Jennifer C on 08 Aug 2009.

Valentino: The Last Emperor has generally received positive reviews.

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A career well spent. We should all be so fortunate…

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