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
Hong Kong International Film Festival
- http://www.hkiff.org.hk
- March 26 to April 3, 2009
Belfast International Film Festival
- http://www.belfastfilmfestival.org
- March 26 to April 4, 2009
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
- http://www.filmfestival.gr
- March 13 to 22, 2009
Miami International Film Festival
- http://www.miamifilmfestival.com
- March 6, 2009 - OPENING NIGHT FILM
Glasgow International Film Festival
- http://www.glasgowfilmfestival.org.uk
- February 12 to 22, 2009
Dublin International Film Festival
- http://www.jdiff.com
- February 12 to 22, 2009
Palm Springs International Film Festival
- http://www.psfilmfest.org.ae
- January 6 to 19, 2009 – dates to be announced
Martha's Vinyard Film Festival
- tmvff.org
- July 1 to August 26, 2009, Playing July 1, Opening Night
Dubai International Film Festival
- http://www.dubaimediacity.ae
- Friday, December 12 – 2:45pm – Souk Theater
Bratislava International Film Festival
- http://www.iffbratislava.sk/2008/index.html
- Thursday, December 4 – 1:00pm – Cinema 3
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Estonia)
- http://2008.poff.ee
- Sunday, November 30 – 4:30pm - Kumu Auditorium
- Wednesday, December 3 – 6:00pm – Kumu Auditorium
- Sunday, December 7 – 8:30pm – Athena Keskus
Stockholm International Film Festival
- http://www.StockholmFilmFestival.se
- Saturday, November 22 - 7:00PM - Skandia Theater
- Wednesday, December 3 – 6:00pm – Kumu Auditorium
- Sunday, December 7 - 8:30pm – Athena Keskus
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
- http://www.idfa.nl
- Wednesday, November 26 – 5:00pm - Tushinski
- Friday, November 28 – 10:00pm – Munt 10
- Saturday, November 29 – 12:00am – Tuschinski 1 & 2
- Other screening to be announced
CPH:DOX (Copenhagen)
- http://www.cphdox.dk
- Saturday, November 8 - 9:30PM - Dagmar Theater
- Thursday, November 13 - 7:00PM - Dagmar Theater
Mar del Plata International Film Festival (Argentina)
- http://www.MarDelPlataFilmFest.com
- Friday, November 7 - 5:00PM - Colon Theater
- Saturday, November 8 - 3:00PM - Colon Theater
Chicago International Film Festival
- http://www.chicagofilmfestival.org
- Thursday, October 23 - 6:30PM
- Sunday, October 26 - 3:00PM
Hamptons International Film Festival
- http://hamptonsfilmfest.org
- Wednesday, October 15 - 7:00PM - United Artists Theater U.S. PREMIERE
- Wednesday, October 15 - 7:30PM - United Artists Theater
- Thursday, October 16 - 5:30PM - Southhampton Theater
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
- http://www.festivaldorio.com.br/site2008
- Tuesday, October 7 - 6:10PM
- Wednesday, October 8 - 4:30PM
- Thursday, October 9 - 4:00PM
- Thursday, October 9 - 10:00PM
Toronto International Film Festival
- http://tiff08.ca/default2.aspx
- Sunday, September 7 - 4:15PM - Winter Garden Theater NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
- Tuesday, September 9 - 6:45PM - Scotiabank Theater
- Wednesday, September 10 - 10:30PM - Isabel Bader Theater
Venice International Film Festival
- http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/
- Thursday, August 28 - 11:00AM - Sala Grande WORLD PREMIERE
- Thursday, August 28 - 8:00PM - Gran Teatro La Fenice
We are proud to announce the winners of
VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR'S MOST FASHIONABLE PUG CONTEST.
The contest was organized to celebrate the theatrical release of "Valentino The Last Emperor", the hit documentary feature about Italian fashion designer and pug owner Valentino. The winners were selected by Mr. Valentino himself from among the 475 pugs who entered the contest between March 18 and April 17, 2009. Thank you to all who entered.
First Place:

Ito‚ dressed as one of the most fashionable women on the planet, Vogue's Anna Wintour. His full name is Ito Montgomery Aldridge-Lungren. He will turn five on September 6th and has a little sister Evie Irene, a black pug who is three. He lives in the Bernal Heights of San Francisco with his parents John Aldridge and Eric Lungren. When proclaiming the winner, Valentino exclaimed, "You cannot talk fashion without talking Anna Wintour!"
Second place:

Jolly, looking very glamorous in a toile de Jouy dress. Owned by Sarah Horton of Hampton, New Hampshire, Jolly tells us her designer was inspired by a dress in a Cortina shop window, and thought the color and silhouette would suit Jolly. Obviously, Valentino agreed.
Third place:

Blue, Bono and Roxy who reside in Rohnert Park, CA with their parents, Philip and Susan Lauer. They wear parkas designed by Susan; perhaps Valentino will invite them all to Gstaad next winter?
SOME OF OUR PUG CONTESTANTS...
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The supporting stars of the new feature film Valentino The Last Emperor are the legendary designer Valentino's six pugs — Milton, Monty, Maude, Margot, Maggie, and Molly. If you think that your pug is as runway-ready as Valentino's dogs, enter them into Valentino The Last Emperor's Most Fashionable Pug contest!
MOST FASHIONABLE PUG CONTEST will be judged by Mr. Valentino himself.
HOW TO ENTER
Provide only one (1) photo of your pug looking glamorous (interpret that however you like), along with the dog's name and your name, address, email address, and daytime phone number. You may submit the photo in one of the following ways:- » Post it yourself to this Facebook page (and email us your contact info along with the photo)
- » email it to us
- » Present it in person at the Film Forum box office (attn: Adam Walker), with the relevant info written on the back of the photo.
Film Forum will be displaying the best photos in their theater lobby on the Most Fashionable Pug contest board, so be sure to drop by and check it out!
209 W Houston St. New York, NY 10014 www.filmforum.com
PRIZES
Prizes provided by House of Dog, the California-based high-fashion doggie concern, and by New York's Feron Productions.
- » First Prize: House of Dog's complete pug setup! Two collar/leash sets, a basket of toys, and a large drinking bowl. Plus a Pop Art portrait of your pug from Feron Productions!
- » Second Prize: One House of Dog collar/leash set, and a hardcover copy of Valentino Themes and Variations (Rizzoli, 2008)!
- » Third Prize: One House of Dog collar!
A selection of the best entry photos will be posted daily on this page. Deadline: Thursday, April 16.
Winners will be notified by Friday, April 24.
Valentino The Last Emperor is playing nationwide.
For a list of cities, click
here.
Contest Rules: No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Subject to all laws. Open to U.S. residents 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. (Employees of Acolyte Films and their families are prohibited.) Contest begins at midnight EST on March 10th 2009 and ends at midnight EST on April 17th 2009. Limit: One (1) entry per person. Approximate Retail Value of Prizes: first prize, $700; second prize, $215-$245; third prize, $50-$70. Contest sponsor: Acolyte Films, 155 Avenue of the Americas, 5th floor, New York, NY 10013. By submitting a photo to the Most Fashionable Pug contest, you hereby represent and warrant that the dog featured in the submitted photo is owned by you. Photos of dogs not belonging to the submitter are forbidden and will be disqualified. By submitting a photo to the Most Fashionable Pug contest, you hereby grant Acolyte Films an irrevocable, perpetual and royalty-free right to use, reproduce, edit, display, transmit, modify, publish and otherwise make use of the submitted photo, along with your name and location and the name of your dog. By submitting a photo to the Most Fashionable Pug contest, you acknowledge and agree that Acolyte Films shall have no obligation to post, display or otherwise make publicly available any photo or information submitted by you. Photos or information submitted by you to the contest shall be the property of Acolyte Films, and Acolyte Films shall have no obligation to preserve, return or otherwise make available to you or others any photos or information so submitted. Winners may not request substitutions of prize winnings. All winners are solely responsible for any and all taxes and/or fees, and all such additional costs that may be incurred.
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- Please e-mail press@valentinomovie.com
Industry
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Special Screening
- If you're interested in creating a special event around "Valentino: The Last Emperor", please contact screening@valentinomovie.com
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