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Prêt-à-porter

  • 1994
  • Tous publics
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
16K
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Helena Christensen in Prêt-à-porter (1994)
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A chronicle of the interconnected lives of a group of people in the lead up to Paris Fashion Week.A chronicle of the interconnected lives of a group of people in the lead up to Paris Fashion Week.A chronicle of the interconnected lives of a group of people in the lead up to Paris Fashion Week.

  • Director
    • Robert Altman
  • Writers
    • Robert Altman
    • Barbara Shulgasser
  • Stars
    • Sophia Loren
    • Julia Roberts
    • Marcello Mastroianni
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Altman
    • Writers
      • Robert Altman
      • Barbara Shulgasser
    • Stars
      • Sophia Loren
      • Julia Roberts
      • Marcello Mastroianni
    • 70User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Ready to Wear
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    Ready to Wear

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    Sophia Loren
    Sophia Loren
    • Isabella de la Fontaine
    Julia Roberts
    Julia Roberts
    • Anne Eisenhower
    Marcello Mastroianni
    Marcello Mastroianni
    • Sergei (Sergio)
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    • Olivier de la Fontaine
    Kim Basinger
    Kim Basinger
    • Kitty Potter
    Chiara Mastroianni
    Chiara Mastroianni
    • Sophie Choiset
    Stephen Rea
    Stephen Rea
    • Milo O'Brannigan
    Anouk Aimée
    Anouk Aimée
    • Simone Lowenthal
    • (as Anouk Aimee)
    Rupert Everett
    Rupert Everett
    • Jack Lowenthal
    Rossy de Palma
    Rossy de Palma
    • Pilar
    • (as Rossy De Palma)
    Tara Leon
    • Kiki Simpson
    Georgianna Robertson
    Georgianna Robertson
    • Dane Simpson
    Lili Taylor
    Lili Taylor
    • Fiona Ulrich
    Ute Lemper
    Ute Lemper
    • Albertine
    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    • Cy Bianco
    Tom Novembre
    • Reggie
    Richard E. Grant
    Richard E. Grant
    • Cort Romney
    Anne Canovas
    Anne Canovas
    • Violetta Romney
    • Director
      • Robert Altman
    • Writers
      • Robert Altman
      • Barbara Shulgasser
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews70

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    7zetes

    Unfairly Maligned. Far better than people give it credit for

    And that's not saying that it's great either. It is not. But it's tremendously low imdb rating makes me wonder who the heck is voting here. Pret-a-Porter is a pretty good Robert Altman film that is no better or worse than Short Cuts, which, while I feel it is a good film, I also think it is overrated. This one is, however, heavily underrated, and they both got the same imdb score from me: 7/10 = 3/4 stars.

    This is another attempt to make another Nashville. There's a humongous ensemble cast of actors, some of the best on the planet, a couple of the best who ever lived. The screenwriter doesn't connect it all very well, and lots of the characters seem superfluous or underdeveloped, unlike in Nashville where even the characters who are only in a couple of scenes are as familiar to the viewer as a close friend. I would particularly have liked the Danny Aiello/Teri Garr section to have been removed. It falls pretty flat. The Sophia Loren/Marcello Mastrioanni section, the section that most film buffs are going to be excited for, also plops by its end. And Kim Basinger, a good actress, truly deserving her L.A. Confidential Oscar, is not very good as the Southern U.S. reporter: her accent is difficult to get around, and her character is often annoying, too. Sometimes, though, her pieces succeed.

    Many other of the vignettes succeed quite well, although there are never any fireworks about to shoot off. The Tim Robbins/Julia Roberts plot is very funny. The three publishers, Sally Kellerman, Tracy Ullman, and Linda Hunt's attempts to sign photographer Milo (Stephen Rea) to their magazine are all very humorous. The love quadrangle between the two designers, Forest Whitaker and Richard E. Grant, and their lovers is very good, also. Anouk Aimee's section is also great, maybe the best part (Rupet Everett is good, also). I loved her so much in La Dolce Vita and 8 1/2. I was aching for her and Marcello Mastrioanni to interact.

    The ending is truly fantastic. It is very well directed and filmed. It's a good film.
    7DocPeters

    Just some jumbled-up fun

    Like everyone else, I note this didn't have much of a plot, etc. etc. But it was just a hoot to watch. I died every time Richard E. Grant came on the screen -- he's a phenomenal character actor. I say, lighten up! This wasn't just satire/social commentary... there was subtle homage to everything from the Marx Brothers to Fellini. In other words, don't analyze too hard; just enjoy!

    7/10
    7lee_eisenberg

    Mr. Altman, wherever you are, we'll always remember you

    Robert Altman's death three days ago brings to mind not only his movies, but his unique style: letting people develop the characters themselves, and overlapping dialogue. In that sense, "Pret-a-Porter/Ready to Wear" is possibly the best example of his movies. One really gets the feeling that they just filmed whatever happened here. This story of a murder in the midst of a Paris fashion show pretty much does whatever it wants, and does a worthwhile job with it. Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, and a too-long-to-name list of other people.

    So, in conclusion: thanks for everything, Mr. Altman! You were one of the greatest directors of all time!
    drigms

    isn't this all about betrayal?

    Although some Altman films are more tightly focused on a unifying narrative thread, for instance Gosford Park or Cookie's Fortune, Pret-a-porter employs the over-lapping ensemble format perhaps best exemplified in Nashville and, to some extent, MASH. I wonder, however, whether some reviewers have not missed the point of this film. Although there is not linear narrative line, the film is unified by a theme -- that of betrayal. Everyone appears to be betraying someone else in this film, whether a spouse, partner, or close relation, and ultimately wrapped in the naked fashion parade -- the industry betraying its consumers. There are weak aspects of the "plot" to be sure, but also some great performances -- Richard E Grant stands out as a camp classic, while Rupert Everett convincingly plays straight. And how Sophia Loren manages to maintain poise, look stunning, and put in a good comedic performance while wearing hugely over-sized hats is beyond me.
    4gbheron

    Threadbare Altman

    I missed Ready to Wear when it was released in 1994, and finally rented the film. I had great anticipation. The fashion industry was the next to squirm under Mr. Altman's cinematic scalpel. Altman assembled a large, talented ensemble cast as usual. The locale is the annual prêt-à-porter fashion show in Paris, as a multitude of characters descend on hotels, fashion houses, restaurants, and runways; their stories intertwining and crisscrossing across a pastiche of interlocking plotlines. It'll be just like Nashville, in other words, another Altman tour de force.

    Oddly and sadly, it's nothing of the sort. Ready to Wear loses its way early, and drifts aimlessly along for its lengthy 133 minute runtime. The characters lack the depth of his other films; they're poorly defined and you never really feel you get to know them. The dialogue is shallow and lacks bite. Even the little things tend to annoy; why use sidewalk dog poop as a unifying symbol? What's the point to that?

    All in all I found Ready to Wear disappointing and probably my least favorite of Altman's films.

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    • Trivia
      Danny Aiello and Lauren Bacall clashed during filming, with Bacall calling him a bully due to his behaviour towards other cast members.
    • Goofs
      In the hotel room, Anne Eisenhower lifts a glass of wine from Joe Flynn's dining cart with her left hand and takes a drink. Joe makes a comment and it can be seen that Anne's left arm is up to her face (she is visible from the chest down), but when we cut back to Anne the glass is in her right hand as she puts it down.
    • Quotes

      Kitty Potter: This is fucking fruitcake time. I mean - is that fashion, is it? I mean, is there a message out there? I mean, you got lot of naked people wandering around here.

    • Crazy credits
      The film's opening scene where Sergei buys the 2 Dior ties is set in Moscow's Red Square and the first 2 lines of credits (a Miramax production and a Robert Altman film) appear solely in Cyrillic characters
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Speechless/Dumb and Dumber/Legends of the Fall/Little Women/Death and the Maiden/The Madness of King George (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Here Comes the Hotstepper (Allaam Mix)
      Written by Ini Kamoze, Salaam Remi (as Salaam Gibbs) & Chris Kenner

      Performed by Ini Kamoze

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 1995 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
      • Russian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Ready to Wear
    • Filming locations
      • Champs Elysées, Paris 8, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Etalon Film
      • Miramax
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,300,653
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,026,295
      • Dec 26, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,300,653
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1
      • 2.35 : 1

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