Description
Village Film Night - Celebration (2007)
Hosted by Pierre Emö
Celebration
Director: Olivier Meyrou
Documentary, 2007 – 74 Min.
In French with English subtitles
CELEBRATION is a visually striking documentary that offers an unprecedented look behind the scenes at the legendary Yves Saint Laurent ’s fashion house during his final years. Filmed between 1998 and 2001, director Olivier Meyrou captures the intimate and often fraught relationship between Saint Laurent and his business partner Pierre Bergé. As Saint Laurent, already frail and withdrawn, sketches his last haute couture collection, Bergé orchestrates a series of grand celebrations to cement the designer’s legacy as a modern myth.
The film stands out for its aesthetic ambition: Meyrou’s camera lingers on glances, gestures, and fleeting moments, creating a mysterious and almost experimental portrait of a world in transition. Rather than following a conventional narrative, CELEBRATION immerses viewers in the rituals and tensions of the atelier, revealing both the glamour and the existential weight behind the façade of high fashion. The documentary was originally suppressed for over a decade by Bergé, making its eventual release a significant event for fashion and cinema alike.
About the Village Film Night
Film Night is a monthly event that explores the wide world of queer cinema and beyond. Our selections cover a range of genres and styles, from film history classics to the latest in young queer cinema.
Each screening is an opportunity to discover new narratives and voices, engaging with stories that challenge norms and celebrate diversity. Each screening is an opportunity to discover new narratives and voices, engaging with stories that challenge norms and celebrate diversity.
Pierre Emö, Originally from France, Pierre Emö currently lives in Berlin, where he explores the possibilities of film, theatre, performance and modeling. His cinema appearances include Yann Gonzalez in KNIFE + HEART, Bruce La Bruce in IT IS NOT THE PORNOGRAPHER THAT IS PERVERSE… and most recently in Henrika Kull’s film BLISS. On stage he performed with the group Nilsson Eicke in DECAMERON and THE VALKYRIE. It was part of the exhibition WINDOW TO THE KLO: PUBLIC TOILETS & PRIVATE AFFAIRS by Marc Martin in the Gay Museum in Berlin. He is currently touring with Matthieu Hocquemiller’s performance THE ETHICS. He is also part of the Pornceptual collective and a member of the curatorial team surrounding Instinct.
General condition:
Language: English
Cost: Free event with Registration.
** This event is part of the we are village program ‘Belonging versus Lonelines‘, with the support of LADS.
Learn more about the program here.
