This diverting documentary on the late fashion doyen diana vreeland knows it has a great story to tell, and is lucky enough to have the subject relate much of it herself. Diana was a feminist without realising it diana vreeland. The eye has to travel chronicles fifty years of international fashion. The eye has to travel come still more resonantly to life in the film. Featuring scads of photos, vintage clips, and new interviews, the documentary is a fitting tribute to a deserving, unique. Aug 31, 2012 her 2011 literary salute to the clans matriarch, diana vreeland. The eye has to travel few names conjure style with the zest of diana vreeland, and docu gets the zing just right.
In expectation of the us release of diana vreeland. The eye has to travel stars the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 17 min, and received a score of 69 out of 100 on metacritic, which. The eye has to travel guides us from paris to new york to london and through vreelands life, adventures, accomplishments and passions. The eye has to travel 2011 starring diana vreeland on dvd and bluray. Diana vreeland september 29, 1903 august 22, 1989 was a noted columnist and editor in the field of fashion. During her fiftyyear reign as the empress of fashion, she launched twiggy, advised jackie o and coined some of fashion s most eloquent. The eye has to travel 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The eye has to travel is both entertaining and informative, spanning nearly a century and displaying the artistry and ongoing influence of its subject, the legendary editor of harpers bazaar and vogue. By lisa vreeland, lally weymouth contributions by, judith thurman contributions by, judith clark contributions by harry n. She was named on the international best dressed list hall of fame in 1964. During her fifty year reign as the empress of fashion, she launched twiggy, advised. She was the oracle of style, a woman who defined the way we looked at couture. Vreeland is responsible for launching many iconic careers. The eye has to travel is released in the uk on 21st september.
Directed by lisa immordino vreeland, bentjorgen perlmutt, frederic tcheng. Cinema locations are yet to be finalised follow us on facebook or twitter for the latest news on our theatrical releases. The eye has to travel, we look back at the new york apartment of the vogue editor, which originally appeared in our septemberoctober 1975 issue. With a keen eye and strong editorial viewpoint, she steered harpers bazaar and vogue through some of the greatest revolutions in fashion history. Beginning in 1936, when she became a fashion editor at harpers bazaar, vreeland established herself as a controversial visionary with an astonishing ability to invent and discover fashion ideas, designers, personalities, and. The eye has to travel is an intimate portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the 20th century, an enduring icon whose influence changed the face of fashion, beauty, art, publishing and culture itself forever. Download diana vreeland the eye has to travel pdf online. The eye has to travel documents the iconic editors love of fashion firsttime filmmaker lisa vreeland shares what motivated her to make a documentary about the former. Dec 16, 2012 the arresting photographs in diana vreeland. Click to expand the mega menu click to expand search input. A look at the life and work of the influential fashion editor of harpers bazaar, diana vreeland. The eye has to travel takes a look at the doyenne of 20thcentury fashion. The eye has to travel is an intimate portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the twentieth century, an enduring icon who has had a strong.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Beginning in 1936, when she became a fashion editor at. The eye has to travel documents the personal and professional history of the famous editor, known as the a. The true gold standard of fashion and style credibility, mrs. With 350 illustrations, including many famous photographs by richard avedon, irving penn and other major fashion photographers, it is an intensely visual book that shows fashion as it is being invented, through the pages of magazines that shaped taste through. Like the woman it talks about, the movie seems convinced. While her reputation in the fashion world is well known, the actual breadth of her career and extent of her reach is immeasurable. The eye has to travel, talks about investigating the fascinating life of one of the 20th centurys most extraordinary tastemakers by mitchell owen s august. The late vreeland is the subject of the absorbing 2011 documentary diana vreeland. A 2011 biography documentary about the life and career of diana vreeland, a fashion legacy famous for her time at harpers bazaar and vogue.
Aug 09, 2012 the official trailer for the eye has to travel chronicling diana vreeland s epic career in international fashion over the last 50 years. Remaining relevant over a whole career is an accomplishment few are afforded, but diana vreeland had the touch. The story of the legendary editor of harpers bazaar and vogue. The eye has to travel is a 2011 documentary about the life and. The film was directed and produced by lisa immordino vreeland dianas granddaughterinlaw, bentjorgen perlmutt, and frederic tcheng. The eye has to travel is a 2011 documentary about the life and career of diana vreeland, a fashion legacy famous for her time at harpers bazaar and vogue. Follow us on facebook or twitter for the latest news on our theatrical releases. Oct 01, 2011 diana vreeland hardcover the eye has to travel. Across a career that spanned half a century, she edited harpers bazaar and vogue, discovered lauren bacall and innumerable others and was style consultant to jackie onassis. Diana vreeland is even more vital and relevant today than at the time of her death in 1989. Diana met the love of her life, drew vreeland, and their had two sons, frederick and tim, who tell us with some angst that she was not a good mother.
With diana vreeland, richard avedon, david bailey, lauren bacall. The eye has to travel is an intimate portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the 20th century, an enduring icon whose influence changed the face of fashion, beauty, art, publishing and culture forever. Rarely has a talking picture done more to grant visual images their. Sep 27, 2012 her quirks, wit and warts are explored in diana vreeland. Called the high priestess of fashion, diana vreeland 19031989 was an american original whose impact on fashion and style was legendary. The eye has to travel by meghan okeefe apr 29, 2015 this documentary offers an intimate portrait of the former vogue editor and largerthanlife personality. Lisa immordino vreeland on her new diana vreeland documentary. The eye has to travel, a captivating 86minute film by lisa immordino vreeland, who is married to one of vreelands grandsons. How exhausting it must have been to be around the magnificent diana vreeland. She worked for the fashion magazines harpers bazaar and vogue, being the editorinchief of the latter, and as a special consultant at the costume institute of the metropolitan museum of art. For diana vreeland reality was merely the starting point on a far more delicious journey, the best of which is captured here in this excellent documentary. That diana vreeland 19031989 was the high priestess of fashion through much of the twentieth century is persuasively demonstrated by this documentary from immordino vreeland her granddaughterinlaw, bentjorgen perlmutt and frederic tcheng, which offers both a biographical sketch and an unrestrained celebration of her outsized personality and impact on the world of haute couture.
The eye has to travel trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. The eye has to travel has an unexpected effect on viewers who will most likely end up grinning for days after watching it. The eye has to travel is an intimate portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the 20th century, an enduring icon whose influence changed the face. Allure is something that exists, diana vreeland said, its something around you. Former vogue editor diana vreelands new york apartment. The eye has to travel incorporates an inventive final shot that sums up its fantasy obsessed subject to a tee. Never a slave to trend, vreeland embraced the fantasies in her head and brought them to lifeher collaborations. Just watching this documentary made me head swim with all her ideas, stories, fashion and zest for life. Vreeland discovered lauren bacall, who lit the cinema world and humphrey bogarts heart on fire. Diana vreeland was not only editorinchief of vogue for almost a decade, she was also the curator of the metropolitan museum of arts costume institute. The eye has to travel documents the iconic editors love of fashion firsttime filmmaker lisa vreeland shares what motivated her to.
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