IFF25 Gianni Versace - Emperor of Dreams

IFF25 Gianni Versace - Emperor of Dreams

IFF25 Gianni Versace - Emperor of Dreams

Gianni  Versace: L'Imperatore dei sogni  

Australian  premiere

Cleverly intertwining past and present, fiction and documentary, with this biopic director/co-writer Mimmo Calopresti tells the story of the growth and success of Gianni Versace, a fashion designer of the future.

Beginning with his youth in Reggio Calabria in the 1960s, spent observing his seamstress mother and studying the classics, he took his first steps in the world of fashion. While evading the judgment of his fellow townspeople about his never-hidden and proudly lived sexuality, he immersed himself in the remnants of ancient Greece in search of identity and eventually fled to Milan to unleash his genius.

In 1970s Milan, the Versace brand began to rise, with forays into theater, music, cinema, and television. Then in the United States, Versace collaborated with great photographers like Mapplethorpe, forever changing the relationship between photography and fashion.

Collecting a series of interviews with his friends, colleagues and models, including Carla Bruni, as well as archival images of fashion shows and interviews, Gianni Versace – Emperor of  Dreams reconstructs the world, life and creativity of Versace.

 

OFFICIAL SELECTION – Beat Film Festival 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION – Torino Film Festival 2023 (Out of Competition)

Rating: CTC
Runtime: 70 mins

Italian with English subtitles

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas
Sat, Sep 27:
18:00

Fri, Oct 3:
16:15

Tue, Oct 14:
12:30

Prospect Cinemas
Sat, Sep 20:
16:10

Mon, Sep 29:
18:15

Wed, Oct 8:
20:15

Sat, Oct 11:
15:45

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