Review – Lagerfeld Confidentiel

West of the Atlantic this goes by “Lagerfeld Confidential,” but judging by the content of the picture, “confidential” isn’t an accurate translation from the French. Or maybe it’s just misnamed in both languages. The problem here is that brilliant fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is so obviously uncomfortable being filmed that this turns out to be an exceptionally superficial portrait of an artist who should have been a lot more interesting. It doesn’t help that the film-making is inept. For example, during one sit-down the interviewer hems and haws over a question about homosexuality for so long that Lagerfeld finally says, “Either ask your question or change the subject.” In the rare spots that capture something genuinely candid, this is an entertaining picture. Otherwise it’s mostly just dull. Mildly amusing