"Karl Lagerfeld is Never Happy Anyway" Film documentary

[lemeray]

Thanks ilaughead. I think I will stalk him next time I go to Paris.

The music is very annoying Im obessed with Karl lately, he's so interesting to watch!

I've only watched the first part gius but I keep pausing it because of the annoying 90s music

[Fontenrose]

Originally Posted by gius

before i load the videos...
i was wondering if someone could give me a synopsis of the whole thing ??
what is this about...
is it about Karl working for Chanel
is it an autobiography on Karl...
???

M. Karl (I call him that since Signe Chanel) is musing about his personality and work habits. He is very open about the flaws that make him what he is. He feels that ego and self-satisfaction are the enemies of creativity. He sees his colleagues flee to the beaches after a collection, and he says he doesn't need a vacation because he is his work and it is not a burden. He says the creative urge is a muscle that improves with exercise.

So minor subtle slams to YSL who always claimed to be so burdened and burnt out by the creative process. Says he feels sorry for him.

There is quite a bit of him working with his crew. He is very nice to the models and not autocratic. The sort of person who is not afraid to gather very talented people and not worry about being outshone.

[Dkammern]

Originally Posted by ilaughead

Found it!

Near the corner of Rue de Villersexel and Rue de l'Université:
-The concrete area in the North section is obviously his front courtyard, and the building surrounding it on two sides is his the house.
-The courtyard to the East also looks like it's his, but I'm not sure. (In part five of "Karl Lagerfeld is Never Happy Anyway" he talks about his Tadao Ando-designed house, and later it shows him walking through a large space with a skylight similar to that to the immediate right of his courtyard shown in the satellite image).
-That greenspace behind the house is probably all his as well...

Image courtesy of Google Maps, cropping done by me

Wow! thanks ilaughead! i am definetly "visiting" him next time i go to Paris

[KKnardi]

^I think he sold his house with all his art and so on..., non?

[ilaughead]

^I think that's another of his houses? Maybe Grand-Champ (or whatever it was called...)?

[espritDEcouture]

Thank you so much for posting this symetrie!

Karl is so lively and witty. And he has something substantial to say for the most part! I love him.

[mariemaud]

thank you

[telepathicgoat]

Originally Posted by ilaughead

Found it!

Near the corner of Rue de Villersexel and Rue de l'Université:
-The concrete area in the North section is obviously his front courtyard, and the building surrounding it on two sides is his the house.
-The courtyard to the East also looks like it's his, but I'm not sure. (In part five of "Karl Lagerfeld is Never Happy Anyway" he talks about his Tadao Ando-designed house, and later it shows him walking through a large space with a skylight similar to that to the immediate right of his courtyard shown in the satellite image).
-That greenspace behind the house is probably all his as well...

Image courtesy of Google Maps, cropping done by me

I love your thoroughness

But is his bookstore in the same street? I'm going to Paris on tuesday and wanna visit

[giapops]

Originally Posted by palais_de_tokyo

thanks a lot for the share...

i get a feeling he was less edgy and sharp in his comments then... but maybe it's just me...

I agree. He's really "trained" himself in all aspects.

[Dkammern]

the bookstore is in rue de L'Ille. Very close to Musée d'Orsay

i went there last summer, just to find that it was closed the whole month of july!