New Delhi

Karl Lagerfeld is not new to fame. The German designer, before becoming a cultural symbol, infused new blood and identity into several fashion labels of today. There’s a new show dedicated to his life and how he charted the ladder of success. It’s called Becoming Karl Lagerfeld. 

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The new show will premiere on Disney+ and is directed by Daniel Bruhl. 

Becoming Karl Lagerfeld gets standing ovation

The show premiered at Cannes last night on April 7. It received a standing ovation from those present for a good 3 minutes. 

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Premiering out of competition, Becoming Karl Lagerfeld captures the late German designer in his element. The show also teases his relationship with a young Jacques de Bascher (Théodore Pellerin). The two were crazily in love. 

The screening started with a fashion show similar to Lagerfeld’s collection for Chloé in the 1970s. It spotlighted in the first episode how the show attracted every celebrity in town. Among those who attended the show, Danish actress and juror Sofie Gråbøl, attended the premiere wearing Lagerfeld’s favourite colour combination. There was also Daniel Hernandez of The Zweiflers, Sunnyi Melles, Jason Priestley, Vanessa Morgan and many others. 

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A show on not one but many icons

Sunnyi Melles, who plays the iconic Marlene Dietrich, told Variety, “Dietrich was 70 years old at the time [when she met Lagerfeld, as depicted in the second episode]. I was so touched to be able to be like her, to express the thoughts she had. It’s such a wonderful script. You always want to do your best as an actor and I wanted to do my best for Marlene."

Meanwhile, Jeanne Damas was “afraid” when approaching her role. She said, “Paloma Picasso is still alive! But in the end, I was free to create my own Paloma. The secret was perhaps in trying to use her ‘code,’ her red lipstick and her sense of style, and keep it joyful."

Alex Lutz, cast as Lagerfeld’s foe Pierre Bergé in Becoming Karl Lagerfeld, added: “The biggest challenge was to forget about the legend. We had to leave it behind, instead of having it dangle in front of us all the time.”