<p>YvesSaintLaurentwasthelastofthegreatParisiancouturiers.In2002,hebidthefashionworldadieuwithonefinalcollection.Celebrationisanimmersiveexperienceinanindustrythatcansometimesfeellikeyou’reonanotherplanet.Thisportraitofafashioniconinthosefinalyearstakestheformofapanoramic,no-nonsensemontageofobservationsbehindthescenes,withSaintLaurentseemingfragileandattimesalittleremote.Themanhimselfremainsoutofthepicturemostofthetime,andit’shispartnerPierreBergéwhodirectstheindustriousseamstresses,themodels,thephotosessions,andprettymuchanythingelsehappeningontheworkfloor.Impressionsfilmedinblackandwhiteareintercutwithotherevents,suchasmembersofhisstaffvisitingavacantbuildingwherethefashionhousewasoncebased,aceremonyattheLuxorobelisk,aspeechSaintLaurentgivesinNewYorkuponreceivinganaward,andexcerptsfromaninterviewwithajournalistinwhichheseemsvulnerablebutoptimistic.Afterinitiallycooperatingwiththefilm,thefashioncompanyobjectedtoitsrelease.Anearlierversionwasshownatthe2007Berlinale.TV5MONDEsupportsallFrench-languageproductionsatIDFA2018.FormoreFrenchdocumentarieswithDucthsubtitles,visitTV5MONDE.</p>