Vidal Sassoon: The Movie

Name: Vidal Sassoon: The Movie
Genre: Documentary
Released: February 11, 2011
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 63

2011

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Phase 4 Films | Release Date: February 11, 2011 | Unrated

Summary: Vidal Sassoon is more than just a hairdresser-he's a rock star, an artist, a craftsman who "changed the world with a pair of scissors." With the geometric, Bauhaus-inspired hairdos he pioneered in the 1960s and his "wash and wear" philosophy that liberated generations of women from the tyranny of the salon, Sassoon revolutionized the art ofVidal Sassoon is more than just a hairdresser-he's a rock star, an artist, a craftsman who "changed the world with a pair of scissors." With the geometric, Bauhaus-inspired hairdos he pioneered in the 1960s and his "wash and wear" philosophy that liberated generations of women from the tyranny of the salon, Sassoon revolutionized the art of hairstyling and left an indelible mark on popular culture. This documentary traces with visual gusto the life of a self-made man whose passion and perseverance took him from a Jewish orphanage in London to the absolute pinnacle of his craft. (Phase 4 Films) … Expand

Director: Craig Teper

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 90 min

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Nathan Rabin

Mar 17, 2011

The film tells such a compelling, expansive story that its unwillingness to plumb its subject's psychological depths feels forgivable, though regrettable. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Feb 17, 2011

Beyond the love fest of talking heads is a compelling life story that courses through the Depression, World War II and swinging London, all evoked in well-curated archival footage. Read full review

Empire Eve Barlow

May 16, 2011

Hardly hard-hitting but a thoughtful and spirited look at a man at the top of his game and a moment in time that refused to fade. Read full review

Peter Rainer

Feb 19, 2011

He was the Beatles of the hair business. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Mar 17, 2011

There must be more. We will not discover it here. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Feb 11, 2011

This rather elegant movie, like a bold new 'do, is both not what you'd expect and exactly what you feared. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Feb 11, 2011

This "Alfie" meets "Boogie Nights" bio fizzles because, although Sassoon never stops talking, he never says anything. Read full review

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