It's to Carine Roitfeld's own credit and director Fabien Constant's funky and frenetic pacing that the doc feels neither like a corporate hagiography nor like mere fashionista masturbation material.
All the artistry and absurdity, glamour and the grit of the fashion industry are on display in the documentary Mademoiselle C.
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Village Voice
Village Voice
Mademoiselle C, however, shows the reclusive style guru as the antithesis to the infamous fashion queen, and Roitfeld comes across as quite goofy and actually relatable.
As vanity projects go, this one’s unusually well-made — as any portrait of an iconic stylist ought to be.
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Total Film
Total Film
Mme C. is Carine Roitfeld, ex-editor of Vogue Paris and former stylist. She’s a maternal presence – her own son calls her a MILF. Which makes for fantastic access, if minimal drama.
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EmpireOlly Richards
EmpireOlly Richards
High in gloss if not necessary insight, this is manna for fashion fans but a marginally slighter piece of work than The September Issue.