Saint Laurent Productions will make its debut at the Cannes Film Festival next month with two shorts among the official selection: “Strange Way of Life” by Pedro Almodóvar, and another to be announced at a later date.
during the Venice Film Festival to commemorate her Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award.
In his view, however, “Saint Laurent was always linked to cinema,” its founder Yves Saint Laurent almost synonymous with “Belle de Jour,” the iconic Luis Buñuel film starring Deneuve as a married bourgeois woman who finds herself working in a brothel, plus a host of other movies starring the likes of Romy Schneider, Jean Seberg and Sophia Loren.
“When we produce films, we’re not worried if it’s going to shock someone. Of course, I don’t wish to offend anyone, but shock sometimes is good.” The designer praised Almodóvar for exalting the strength and individuality of women, typically his main protagonists in films like “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” “All About My Mother,” “Bad Education” or “Volver.” He drew parallels to Yves Saint Laurent’s empowerment of women with pantsuits, trench coats and sheer blouses.
The designer has been busy reviewing scripts, and envisions an output of one or two films per year, perhaps three if there’s a bumper crop of irresistible projects — or none given the long lead times. “It takes to choose, to produce, to be really focused,” he noted.
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