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Shown around the world to wide acclaim, VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR is a feature film that has captured the hearts and imaginations of audiences. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the world of fashion, featuring unprecedented access to the high temples of Haute Couture. The legendary Valentino is the star of the film, along with his longtime business partner, Giancarlo Giammetti. VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR follows them for the final two years of their careers, and shows the struggles the two men face as they confront the final act of a nearly 50-year career at the top of the world's most glamorous and competitive game. The struggle of art against commerce is at the center of the film. In the end, however, the story proves to be not one about money or expensive clothes, but about love.

Synopsis:

VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR is a feature-length film on the legendary designer Valentino Garavani in the wake of his exit in 2008 from the company he founded in Rome more than 45 years ago. Produced and directed by Matt Tyrnauer, Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine, the film is an intimate, engaging and very funny fly-on-the-wall exploration of the singular world of one of Italy's richest and most famous men. The film documents the colorful and dramatic closing act of Valentino’s celebrated career, tells the story of his extraordinary life and work, and also explores the larger themes affecting the fashion business today. But at the heart of the film is the unique relationship between Valentino and his business partner and companion of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti.

Matt Tyrnauer, Director/Producer

Matt Tyrnauer is a Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair magazine, where he has worked since 1992. His feature articles include profiles of Martha Stewart (the August 2005 post-prison cover story, and a 2001 profile), Valentino Garavani, Siegfried and Roy, Tommy Hilfiger, Philippe Starck, Frank Gehry, producer Robert Evans, actor Greg Kinnear, and writer Bret Easton Ellis.

Matt Kapp, Producer

Matt Kapp created and produced, for the Emmy Award-winning PBS series American Masters, the feature-length documentary The Education Of Gore Vidal, which premiered at the 2003 Sundance film festival and was a People magazine and Entertainment Weekly critic's pick. From 1997 to 1999, he worked for Academy Award winner Lee Grant, associate producing biographies for Lifetime Television's Intimate Portrait series, and has written and produced newsmagazine stories for series on PBS and MTV's LOGO channel.

Carter Burden, Executive Producer

Carter Burden is Chairman and CEO of Logicworks Corporation, the internet infrastructure firm he founded in 1993, which hosts web sites such as TruTV, Daily Candy, and The Onion. Burden is also the co-founder of Breaking Media, which publishes the web sites Dealbreaker, Above The Law, and Fashionista, and is founder of Darkstar Capital, a private multi-strategy investment firm.

Adam Leff, Co-executive Producer

Adam Leff has written numerous screenplays including Last Action Hero, PCU and Bio-Dome (which he also executive produced). He is an L.A.-based contributing editor for Vanity Fair.

Frederic Tcheng, Co-producer and Co-editor

Frederic Tcheng is a French-born filmmaker who holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Directing from Columbia University in New York City. He has directed several short films and also shot and edited numerous award-winning short films for his colleagues at Columbia University.

Bob Eisenhardt, Editor

Three-time Emmy Award winner and Oscar nominee Bob Eisenhardt has worked as a film editor, director, and producer. Films that he has contributed to garnered two Oscar nominations, nineteen Emmys, two Peabodies, and numerous other awards. Recent films he's edited include Dixie Chicks: Shut Up & Sing, directed by Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck, and The Blues: Godfathers & Sons, directed by Marc Levin and executive produced by Martin Scorcese.

Aimee Bell, Consulting Producer

Aimee Bell is a Deputy Editor at Vanity Fair magazine. Highlights of her fourteen-year tenure at V.F. include editing columnists Christopher Hitchens and James Wolcott, overseeing the Africa issue, and portfolios on British Theatre, Swinging London, Young Royals, and John Singer Sargent. She produces the magazine's annual Music Issue and International Best-Dressed List portfolio. She was a co-producer of the 2005 documentary Eleanor: Godmother of American Fashion, which depicts the life of legendary fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert.

Tom Hurwitz, Director of Photography

Tom Hurwitz is one of our country's most honored documentary cinematographers. Winner of two Emmy Awards and a Sundance Award for Best Cinematography, Hurwitz has photographed films that have won four Academy Awards and several more nominations. Over the last 25 years his television programs have won dozens of awards, including Emmy, Dupont, Peabody, Directors Guild and film festival awards for Best Documentary.

Peter Miller, Sound Recordist

Peter Miller is an Emmy-Award winning sound recordist who has worked on four Academy Award-winning documentaries (Into the Arms of Strangers, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin', Best Boy,and The Ten Year Lunch) and two Academy Award-nominated documentaries (Paul Taylor: Dancemaker and Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse). He also recorded sound for Barbara Kopple's Wild Man Blues, My Generation, the ABC miniseries The Hamptons, and George Butler's Going Up River: The Long War of John Kerry, among others.

Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Associate Editor

Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt served as the co-producer and additional editor of CONTROL ROOM (Magnolia Pictures, 2004). He also directed, produced, and shot the Student Academy Award winning film LUMO (P.O.V., 2007). His latest fiction short, LES VULNERABLES, was selected to be the closing night short of the 2007 New York Film Festival. He is a member of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures and was recently selected to be one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Indie Film."

"Valentino The Last Emperor" is now playing in selected cities nationwide, and is expanding to CANADA in July.

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NEW YORK CITY

ANGELIKA FILM CENTER - Now Playing
Info and tickets at www.angelikafilmcenter.com

NOW PLAYING NATIONWIDE

ROCHESTER, NY - Starting JULY 3 at George Eastman House
Info and tickets at www.eastmanhouse.org

BROOKLINE, MA - Now Playing at Coolidge Corner Theatre‎
Info and tickets at www.coolidge.org

CHARLOTTE, NC - Now Playing at Regal Park Terrace Stadium 6
Info and tickets at www.fandango.com

COLUMBIA, SC - Now Playing at The Nickelodeon
Info and tickets at www.nickelodeon.org

LAKE WORTH, FL - Starting JULY 3 at Lake Worth Playhouse
Info and tickets at www.lakeworthplayhouse.org

HOUSTON, TX - Now Playing at Angelika Film Center
Info and tickets at www.angelikafilmcenter.com

DALLAS, TX - Now Playing at Angelika Film Center
Info and tickets at www.angelikafilmcenter.com

KANSAS CITY, MO - Now Playing at Tivoli Cinemas
Info and tickets at www.tivolikc.com

LOS ANGELES, CA - Now Playing at the Mann Beverly Cinemas 13
Info and tickets at www.beverlycenter.com

SANTA MONICA, CA - Now Playing at the Laemmle Monica 4-Plex (Sat & Sun)
Info and tickets at www.laemmle.com

SAN DIEGO, CA - Now Playing at Gaslamp 15
Info and tickets at www.readingcinemasus.com

MONTEREY, CA - Starting JULY 3 at Osio Cinemas
Info and tickets at www.osiocinemas.com

UPCOMING CITIES

ST. HELENA, CA - Starting July 8th at Cameo Cinema
ONE TIME SCREENING WED JULY 8th @ 8pm for "Film Art Series"
Info and tickets at www.cameocinema.com

WILTON, NH - Starting JULY 10 at Town Hall Theatre
Info and tickets at www.wiltontownhalltheatre.com

GETTYSBURG, PA - Starting JULY 10 at The Majestic Theatre
Info and tickets at www.gettsburgmajestic.org

FORT COLLINS, CO - Starting JULY 10 at Lyric Cinema
Info and tickets at www.lyriccinemacafe.com

COLUMBIA, MO - Starting JULY 17 at Ragtag Cinema
Info and tickets at www.ragtagfilm.com

PALM DESERT, CA - Starting JULY 17 at Cinema Palm D'or
Info and tickets at www.thepalme.com

TRAVERSE CITY FILM FESTIVAL - Festival July 28 - August 2
Festival Schedule to be Announced July 2nd
Info and tickets at www.traversecityfilmfest.org

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Starting JULY 31 at The Museum of Art - Noble Theatre
Info and tickets at www.okcmoa.com

COLUMBUS, GA - Starting AUGUST 7 at Peach Tree 8
Info and tickets at www.peachtreemall.com

ST. JOHNSBURY, VT - Starting AUGUST 21 at Catamount Film & Arts Center
Info and tickets at www.catamountarts.org

CLEVELAND, OH - Starting SEPTEMBER 4 at Cleveland Museum of Art
Info and tickets at www.clemusart.com

BERKELEY, CA - Startng SEPTEMBER 4 at Pacific Film Archives
Info and tickets at www.bampfa

CANADA

TORONTO - Startng SEPTEMBER 10 at Varsity Cineplex
Info and tickets at www.frontrowcentre.com

VANCOUVER - Startng SEPTEMBER 10 at Cinemark Tinseltown
Info and tickets at www.cinemark.com

MONTREAL - Startng SEPTEMBER 10 at Cinema Du Parc
Info and tickets at www.cinemaduparc.com

MORE CITIES TO BE ANNOUNCED IMMINENTLY