Movie

The Prince and the Kaiser – Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld

2026Documentary1h 30mGerman

At the International Wool Secretariat competition, 18-year-old Yves Saint Laurent and 21-year-old Karl Lagerfeld are honoured. Whilst Saint Laurent takes over Dior shortly afterwards and founds his own label, Lagerfeld becomes a master of constant reinvention. The former friends become bitter rivals, not least because of Jacques de Bascher, Lagerfeld’s flamboyant partner, who also comes dangerously close to Saint Laurent.

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At the International Wool Secretariat competition, 18-year-old Yves Saint Laurent and 21-year-old Karl Lagerfeld are honoured. Whilst Saint Laurent takes over Dior shortly afterwards and founds his own label, Lagerfeld becomes a master of constant reinvention. The former friends become bitter rivals, not least because of Jacques de Bascher, Lagerfeld’s flamboyant partner, who also comes dangerously close to Saint Laurent.

8.2Global · TMDB

Nine-factor breakdown

SHOWING: GLOBAL
Story
7.8
Acting
7.6
Visuals
8.4
Emotion
8.7
Comedy
7.7
Pacing
9.0
Sound
8.7
Directing
8.3
Rewatch
8.4