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		MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
Robert Altman's much-anticipated broadside at the world of fashion is a disappointment. The film's crazy-quilt Nashville-like narrative structure and ensemble casting (Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Lauren Bacall, Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren) are a thing to behold, but the story's many interlocking pieces lack overall depth and resonating emotion. There is a grand, satiric statement about fashion and society at the end of the film, and there are hints of an aging, nostalgic filmmaker's skepticism about our postmodern world of short-lived attachments and meanings. But watching this film is a long, long uphill climb, with a lot of thin air to endure before arriving at a destination. --Tom Keogh

Prêt-à-Porter [Region 2] Reviews:
Amusing and confusing
2009-12-03 - When Robert Altman decides to parody, he doesn't do anything half way. Considering that the fashion industry is all about labels, the all-star cast is very appropriate, including: Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Lauren Bacall, Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Linda Hunt, and Lyle Lovett.

The story's parallel to the confusion prevalent in huge expositions, such as fashion shows, etc. We have murder, nudity, sex, and gossip--all the tender morsels the news feeds on. If you're a fashionista or someone who loves poking fun at the world of design, you're probably going to love this film.

Rebecca Kyle, December 2009

IT'S FUN
2009-10-28 - THIS CAN NOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. IT IS JUST A FUN MOVIE. FRIENDS OF MINE WANTED TO SEE CHER IN IT, SHE HAD AT MOST A 15 SECOND CAMEO.
I ENJOYED THE CLOSING SONG. IT'S VERY...VERY...?



all wrapped up in ribbons and ready to forget
2009-09-26 - One common complaint of this film is that it has no focus and we wind up with something that is blurry even if it is trying to take a snapshot of something. It is like a collage of plots, stories, and fashion into one big piece of artwork. This is not to say that it can't be entertaining of course. People's tastes do differ. Not everybody likes modern art. Some people like something more traditional. I guess the highlight of the film would be the end sequence where you get to see the bevy of models that, like the story, has no clothes. And if you like looking at big bellies of a pregnant woman than this may be a film for you. It is what is on the inside that counts after all, not the superficial outside.

Always Good
2009-08-11 - What a wonderfully funny and nearly ageless movie! I have had the DVD for 7 years and have returned to it time and time again. Its still fresh and lively. Robert Altman outdid himself. Bravo!

altman at his most loveable
2009-05-25 - there's very little NOT to like about this classic altman-poke at paris fashionistas. i haven't seen this movie in years but i remember when it came out i had already developed a liking for altman's work and this really sealed the deal.
it is hip fast, cheeky, sly, and yet, never mean!!.....there's a whole roster of wonks and you end up loving them all for all their frailty, pompous-egotism, delusion, and angst-driven antics. it is the fabric within the fabric that makes us laugh>
and makes me want to see it again almost 15 years later.