Prêt-à-Porter (film)

Prêt-à-Porter / Ready to Wear

American theatrical promotional poster
Directed by Robert Altman
Produced by
  • Robert Altman
  • Scott Bushnell
Written by
  • Robert Altman
  • Barbara Shulgasser
Starring
Music by Michel Legrand
Cinematography
  • Jean Lépine
  • Pierre Mignot
Edited by
Distributed by Miramax Films
Release date
  • December 23, 1994 (1994-12-23)
Running time
 133 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language
  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • Russian
  • Spanish
Box office $11.3 million[2]

Prêt-à-Porter, released in the US as Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter), is a 1994 American satirical comedy-drama film co-written, directed and produced by Robert Altman[3] and shot on location during the Paris Fashion Week with a host of international stars, models and designers.

The film features an extensive ensemble cast, including Anouk Aimée, Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Kim Basinger, Stephen Rea, Lauren Bacall, Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Lili Taylor, Sally Kellerman, Tracey Ullman, Linda Hunt, Rupert Everett, Forest Whitaker, Richard E. Grant, Danny Aiello, Teri Garr, Lyle Lovett, Jean Rochefort, Michel Blanc, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Ute Lemper, Anne Canovas, and François Cluzet.

The film may be best known for its many cameo appearances and its final scene which features two minutes of nude female models walking the catwalk.

Cast

Title

Miramax considered that American audiences would not understand a French title, so they released the film in the US as Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter). In other countries, the original title was used. The US DVD and VHS title was Robert Altman's Ready to Wear.

Reception

Prêt-à-Porter holds a 26% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[4]

Box office

The film debuted weakly and was a bomb at the box office.[5] By the end of its run, the film grossed $11,300,653 in the domestic box office.[2]

Accolades

National Board of Review 1994
Golden Globe Award 1995

Soundtrack

  1. Here Comes the Hotstepper (Heartical Mix) - Ini Kamoze
  2. My Girl Josephine - Super Cat
  3. Here We Come - Salt-N-Pepa
  4. Natural Thing - M People
  5. 70's Love Groove - Janet Jackson
  6. Jump On Top of Me - The Rolling Stones
  7. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' - Sam Phillips
  8. Pretty (Remix) - The Cranberries
  9. Martha - Eric Mouquet, Michel Sanchez forming the group Deep Forest
  10. Close to You - The Brand New Heavies
  11. Keep Givin' Me Your Love (West End Mix) - Cece Peniston
  12. Get Wild - The New Power Generation
  13. Supermodel Sandwich - Terence Trent D'Arby
  14. Lemon (Perfecto Mix) - U2

References

  1. ↑ "Prêt-à-Porter (Ready to Wear)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Prêt-à-Porter at Box Office Mojo
  3. ↑ Maslin, Janet. "NY Times: Prêt-à-Porter". NY Times.com. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  4. ↑ Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) at Rotten Tomatoes
  5. ↑ "Dumb' Laughs = a Smart Payoff : Box office: Jim Carrey vehicle pulls a 'Gump,' taking in $16.2 million on an otherwise slow film-going weekend.". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
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