This documentary from director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) recounts the adventures of one of Italy's greatest shoemakers:...
This documentary from director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) recounts the adventures of one of Italy's greatest shoemakers: Salvatore Ferragamo.
In the early 20th century, impoverished teenage Italian cobbler Salvatore Ferragamo sailed from Naples to America to seek a better life. He settled in Southern California, and became Hollywood's go-to shoemaker during the silent era. In 1927, he returned to Italy and founded in Florence his namesake luxury brand.
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76 %33 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
71 %7 reviewsAudience score rating
"The filmmaker, often glimpsed on the edges of the frame, clearly harbors the same giddiness for Ferragamo's talent as many of his interviews."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"More a sensible pump of a doc than a flashy stiletto..."
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Variety
Variety"The narrative’s tendency to embody the opposite of his innovativeness feels lazy and contradictory."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Guadagnino’s often fascinating, unabashedly adoring and also perhaps somewhat overly stuffed study of the designer."
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Associated Press
Associated Press"Plodding through Ferragamo’s life, the documentary layers talking-head interviews with archival footage and photographs."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Even if he couldn’t summon the experience of walking in Ferragamo’s shoes and getting to know him deeply, Guadagnino makes one appreciate the shoemaker’s indelible footprints from afar."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Like walking through an immersive and interactive museum designed to make one feel nostalgic for a bygone era of art and craft. It’s magical stuff."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"A pleasure for anyone who loves shoes and/or good movies."
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Seattle Times
Seattle TimesSalvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams | Details
- Rating
- G, Very mild themes
- Runtime
- 109
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- Italy
