The German-Spanish actor Daniel Brühl plays the seamstress, known for his spectacular shows for Chanel and also for his own brand.
A television series about the German seamstress Karl Lagerfeldone of the great fashion figures of the 20th and 21st centuries, will be released on June 7 on the platform Disney+was announced this Tuesday during the presentation of an annual television convention, Canneseries.
The German-Spanish actor Daniel Bruhl (“Good Bye, Lenin!”, “Inglourious Basterds”, “All Quiet on the Front”) plays the seamstress, known for his spectacular shows for Chanel and also for his own brand.
What the series about Karl Lagerfeld on Disney+ is about
“In 1972, Karl Lagerfeld is 38 years old and still does not wear his iconic hairstyle. He is a ready-to-wear designer, unknown to the general public. While meeting and falling in love with the sensual Jacques de Bascher, an ambitious and disturbing young dandy, the most mysterious of fashion designers dares to confront his friend (and rival) Yves Saint Laurent, a haute couture genius backed by the fearsome businessman Pierre Bergé”, reads the official synopsis.
“Becoming Karl Lagerfeld immerses us in the heart of the 70s, in Paris, Monaco and Rome, to follow the formidable flowering of this complex and iconic personality of Parisian haute couture, already driven by the ambition of becoming the Emperor of Fashion. Between glamor and clashes of egos, grandiose parties and destructive passions, discover the story of Karl before Lagerfeld.”
There will be six episodes, an adaptation of a biography written by the French journalist Raphaelle Bacqué.
The series will be presented at Canneseries (April 5-10), a festival that will also host the presentation of a series about the American inventor and philosopher Benjamin Franklinone of the fathers of the American Revolution, played by Michael Douglas.
In recent months, the world of fashion has been the protagonist of outstanding television series, such as the Spanish “Balenciaga” on the Amazon Prime platform and “Dior” on Apple TV.
Source: Ambito
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