Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
- Director: Whitney Smith
- Writer: Whitney Smith; Anne Goursaud
- Producer: Adam Bardach; Alisha Calapini
CGiii Comment
How not to make a 'documentary'...
This is an exercise in ego...fortunately, money does not buy talent - as Mr Smith so blatantly demonstrates. But, unfortunately, it didn't stop him trying...
Moments of toe-curling embarrassment litter the entire film.
Badly prepared interviews, badly conducted interviews and shabby camera-work add to the unfolding misery that is shown on screen.
He had access to some very significant names...squandered.
Perhaps this is the last we will hear of Mr Smith - he has made nothing since. Long may this continue.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Using archival footage of and interviews about fashion designer and icon Halston (1932-1990), Whitney Smith looks at the 1970s in Manhattan. Smith is interested in the parties and the excess, which contrast with Halston's minimalist lines. There is a rough chronology for Halston: from milliner to couture to an unsuccessful attempt to bring his designs to the customers of J.C. Penney. The principal focus is on the world of Studio 54 and Halston's part in it.
Cast & Characters
Patricia Altschul as Herself;
Phillip Bloch as Himself;
Thom Browne as Himself;
Stephen Burrows as Himself;
Pat Cleveland as Herself;
Bob Colacello as Himself;
Richard DuPont as Himself;
Robert Dupont as Himself;
Amy Fine-Collins as Herself;
Anthony Haden-Guest as Himself;
Halston as Himself;
Cathy Horyn as Herself;
Anjelica Huston as Herself;
Billy Joel as Himself;
Randy Jones as Himself