Born (1904) in Hampstead, England - Cecil Beaton was a professional cameraman and costume designer who was not only well-known for his striking, b&w celebrity portraits - But, he was also credited for his impressive photography of the British Royal Family, as well.
Through stills, archival footage, and candid interviews - This informative celebrity bio-documentary looks at the life and times of Cecil Beaton whose career spanned nearly 50 years (1926-1970).
(*Note*) - In 1980 - Cecil Beaton (74 at the time) died of poor health following a serious stroke.
Love, Cecil
2017
Biography / Documentary / History
Love, Cecil
2017
Biography / Documentary / History
Plot summary
Respected photographer, artist and set designer, Cecil Beaton. was best known for his Academy Award-winning work, designing for such award-winning films such as Gigi (1958) and My Fair Lady (1964). The film features archive footage and interviews with various models, artists and filmmakers who worked closely with Beaton during his illustrious career. Beaton was not only a dazzling chronicler of his time, but a supreme arbiter of its tastes. From the Bright Young Things, to the front lines of World War II, and from the international belle monde and the pages of Vogue to a role as the Queen's official photographer, Beaton embodied the cultural and political schisms of the twentieth century. In this warm - though critical - portrait, which blends archival footage and photographs with voice over from Beaton's famed diaries to capture his legacy as a complex and unique creative force. Dynamic and lyrical, Love, Cecil (2017) is an examination of Beaton's singular sense of the visual, which dictated a style and set standards of creativity that continue to resonate and inspire today.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Julie Andrews as Herself
Rupert Everett as Narrated by
Leslie Caron as Herself - Interviewee
Truman Capote as Himself
Tech specs
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU 846.43 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
Movie Reviews
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The Life & Times Of Hollywood Photographer And Set Designer
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Entertaining docu
A well made documentary on the life of Cecil Beaton. A man with a great imagination despite being a victim of his time.
Certainly not an easily likeable person: but isn't that true for all artistic exceptional intellectual or creative people?
Worthy of watching to see his mark on art in the first half of the 20th Century.
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Well Presented Doc on a Multi-Talented Genius
In-depth documentary on the life and career of the immensely talented photographer, costume and set designer, illustrator, author, and painter Cecil Beaton. I thought the film captured well his incredible driving and creative force to illustrate what he regarded as the wondrous beauty in this world, aside from what reality truly was. To note, there were no subtitles on my DVD copy.
Beaton, who died in 1980 at the age of 76, is depicted giving candid interview excerpts here, and there are many other interview clips from those who knew him or were inspired by his work. But the real power of this movie, is in the incredibly striking photographs he took, as well as the dazzling costumes and lush sets he designed for such films as My Fair Lady and Gigi.
Overall, the documentary, most ably narrated by Rupert Everett and directed by the talented Lisa Immordino Vreeland, is a well presented look into the world of a multi-talented genius, as I see it.