Vidal Sassoon: The Movie
Director:Craig Teper
Starring/Cast:Mary Quant
Writer:Craig Teper
Studio:Sony Pictures Classics
Genre:Documentary
Release Date:February 11th, 2011
Runtime:1 hour 30 minutes
Language: English
Vidal Sassoon: The Movie Synopsis:
A fast-paced feature documentary spanning 80 years of revolution in history and culture, Vidal Sassoon The Movie is a true rags to riches tale, tracing Sassoon’s path from a London orphanage to international success and celebrity. Following Michael Gordon, founder of hair care company Bumble and bumble as he sets out to document Vidal's life in a richly visual book the movie tells the story of how Sassoon revolutionized the world of hair – his pioneering, geometric, Bauhaus-inspired styles and “wash and wear” philosophy quite literally changing the way women looked. The fashion, style and social revolutions of the 1960's come alive as the design of the book and the film unfold.
A feature documentary spanning 80 years of revolution in culture, as told through the life of one extraordinary man, "Vidal Sassoon The Movie" is the revealing and inspirational story of how one man changed the world with a pair of scissors.
"Vidal Sassoon The Movie" is a true rags-to-riches tale, tracing Sassoon's path from a London orphanage to international success and celebrity. Producer Michael Gordon, founder of hair care company Bumble and bumble, first set out to document Vidal's life in a richly visual book about icons in the world of hairdressing.
What started as an 80th birthday tribute to Sassoon became a movie when Gordon brought on director Craig Teper. While chronicling the fashion, style and social revolutions of the 1960s, "Vidal Sassoon The Movie" shows how Sassoon revolutionized the world of hair with his pioneering, geometric, Bauhaus-inspired styles and "wash and wear" philosophy, literally changing the way women look and cut their hair today.