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Halston (2019)

Halston poster
Directed by
Frédéric Tcheng
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary follows the career of Roy Halston Frowick, a famous American fashion designer. It covers his rise to fame and his eventual fall. The film uses interviews with people who knew him and old footage to tell his story.

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What happens

Halston is a 2019 American biographical documentary film written and directed by Frédéric Tcheng and produced by CNN Films and Amazon Originals. The film tells the story of the rise and fall of Roy Halston Frowick, one of America's most prominent fashion designers. The film features commentary by Liza Minnelli, Marisa Berenson, Joel Schumacher, Naeem Khan, Pat Cleveland, Karen Bjornson and other former models known as The Halstonettes. Appearing in archival footage are Halston, Jacqueline Kennedy, Brooke Shields, Andy Warhol and members of his family. The film premiered to generally positive reviews at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019. It was selected as the spotlight documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival, and had a limited theatrical release in May 2019, before its international release in June. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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