Dior and I
Orchard, The | Release Date: April 10, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
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Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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91
The A.V. ClubKeith UhlichApr 9, 2015
Dior And I isn’t any kind of hard-hitting exposé. Tcheng — who previously co-directed another style doc, "Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel" — is seduced by this exclusive world, and he communicates that allure with undeniable flair. Read full review
90
Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekApr 7, 2015
Dior and I is a great fashion movie, but it's also a superb picture about the art of management, applicable to any field. Read full review
88
Washington PostStephanie MerryApr 30, 2015
The movie, not to mention the company, deserves praise for showing the challenges as well as the triumphs; Dior and I doesn’t shy away from conflicts when they arise. This isn’t marketing material. It’s a real look at a fascinating line of work. Read full review
88
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaApr 24, 2015
Tcheng finds Simons in moments of haughty self-confidence and tremulous self-doubt. Read full review
88
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeApr 9, 2015
The heart of Dior and I is with these seamstresses and cutters, artists in their own right. Read full review
83
IndieWireGary M. KramerApr 7, 2015
That this narrative is intense and entertaining to audiences — even those unfamiliar with the fashion world — is Tcheng's considerable accomplishment. Read full review
83
The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicMar 30, 2015
Dior And I succeeds in bringing this exclusive world down to earth, knitting the viewer with its needles and threads and making a highly relatable story, no matter where you come from or how you feel about fashion. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternApr 16, 2015
A fascinating procedural with a fitting climax. Read full review
80
The DissolveGenevieve KoskiApr 8, 2015
For all its grand statements about artistry and identity, Dior And I is most effective as a study of the hard work, both physical and emotional, that goes into creating something new. Read full review
80
VarietyJay WeissbergMar 30, 2015
As carefully crafted as the clothes is Tcheng’s well-considered direction, privileging the creative process over stereotyped glamour or backstabbing. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesApr 29, 2015
The language barrier borders the Babel-esque; it’s a surprise fount of humor, too, as when a translator is terrified to pass along an Italian tailor’s request to the French-speaking chief seamstress, knowing she’ll be furious at the added work. Read full review
75
Boston GlobePeter KeoughApr 30, 2015
So despite Tcheng's effort to add a metaphysical layer to the film, it pretty much repeats the narrative seen in many other documentaries about the fashion world, from Wim Wenders's “Notebook on Cities and Clothes” (1989), to “Unzipped” (1995), to “Valentino: The Last Emperor” (2008). Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleApr 23, 2015
For people already interested in fashion, the film’s appeal will be obvious, but Dior and I deserves to go beyond a small target audience. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireApr 10, 2015
Dior and I won’t tell you much about Simons’ personal life, or his family, or where he lives, or why he does this, which ultimately makes it difficult to connect with him. (Interestingly, a little online research reveals, he started out as a furniture designer.) Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranApr 16, 2015
Since Dior and I was made with the house's cooperation, the film is not exactly a slashing piece of investigative journalism, but it does give us glimpses of the reality of this kind of business. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMar 30, 2015
Dior and I is a fashion doc with both a sense of history and a feel for the energy of a work in progress. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineNick SchagerMar 30, 2015
Bolstered by deft editing that keeps the proceedings moving at a light, graceful clip, this behind-the-runway look at one of fashion's legendary brands has a sleek, efficient stylishness in keeping with its subject. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsLisa MarshApr 9, 2015
Made in the spirit of similar docs, such as “Valentino: The Last Emperor” and “The September Issue,” this film contains intimate moments and scenes of high pressure. The emotional highs and lows make the designer’s success seem satisfyingly hard-won. Read full review
60
EmpireDavid ParkinsonMar 30, 2015
More compelling when focusing on long-serving staff and their skills and opinions Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawMar 30, 2015
The spectacle of highly competent professionals going about their work is always absorbing, and Simons is an interesting man: reticent, calm, shy, intensely focused but apparently never losing control until the end. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonCath ClarkeMar 30, 2015
The pressure for minimalist Simons to succeed in the ultra-feminine world of Dior is intense. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchJody MitoriApr 30, 2015
This undramatic and flat peek “inside” the sewing rooms of Christian Dior holds little in the way of entertainment. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. ScottApr 9, 2015
There are some amusing moments, to be sure, and some touching ones as well, but the film is less interested in ideas or emotions than in illusions. It produces an aura of suspense without a sense of real risk, and offers devotees of fashion an appealing, shallow fantasy of inside knowledge. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 7, 2015
This undramatic and flat peek “inside” the sewing rooms of Christian Dior holds little in the way of entertainment. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaApr 23, 2015
It is clean, crisp and passionless. You almost wish for some Bravo sleaze to add a little edge to the proceedings. Read full review
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