Directed by:
Sally PotterCinematography:
Steven FierbergComposer:
Fred FrithCast:
Jude Law, Steve Buscemi, Judi Dench, Dianne Wiest, John Leguizamo, David Oyelowo, Lily Cole, Simon Abkarian, Patrick J. Adams, Bob Balaban, Adriana Barraza (more)Plots(1)
Michelangelo, an unseen schoolboy armed only with a cell phone camera, goes behind the scenes at a New York fashion show during seven days in which an accident on the catwalk turns into a murder investigation, and his interviews with key players become a bitterly funny expose of an industry in crisis.
Fourteen actors, both celebrated stars and exciting emerging talents, play characters who each have a role in the fashion show: from the designer (Simon Abkarian) and his models (Lily Cole and Jude Law), the toxic fashion critic (Judi Dench) the desperate war photographer turned paparazzo (Steve Buscemi), the fashion house financier (Eddie Izzard) and his bodyguard (John Leguizamo). As they confide in Michelangelo, personal secrets are revealed and the reality of events taking place off screen begins to unravel.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Jude Law
UK
Best movies:
Cold Mountain (2003)
Gattaca (1997)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Steve Buscemi
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Judi Dench
UK
Best movies:
A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV movie)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Dianne Wiest
USA
Best movies:
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Ściana (1982) (TV movie)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
John Leguizamo
Colombia
Best movies:
Carlito's Way (1993)
Ice Age (2002)
When They See Us (2019) (series)
David Oyelowo
UK
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
Interstellar (2014)
La Montée de la planète des singes (2011)
Lily Cole
UK
Best movies:
Simon Abkarian
France
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Casino Royale (2006)
Les Hirondelles de Kaboul (2019)
Patrick J. Adams
Canada
Best movies:
Old School (2003)
Clara (2018)
Rosemary's Baby (2014) (TV movie)
Bob Balaban
USA
Best movies:
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Rencontres du troisième type (1977)
Adriana Barraza
Mexico
Best movies:
Amores Perros (2000)
Babel (2006)
Thor (2011)
Eddie Izzard
Yemen
Best movies:
Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill (1999) (theatrical recording)
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (2016) (series)
Eddie Izzard: Glorious (1997) (theatrical recording)
Jakob Cedergren
Sweden
Best movies:
Submarino (2010)
The Guilty (2018)
The Green Butchers (2003)