My name is Margiela

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My name is Margiela

2020

1h 30m

Documentary

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Fashion designer Martin Margiela changes the face of the industry while remaining completely anonymous.

Ryan Lattanzio

IndieWire

08/19/2020

B-

While Margiela's visions likely deserve a more radical treatment onscreen, Holzemer's film offers perhaps the most complete insight yet into one of fashion's most elusive geniuses.

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Jessica Kiang

Variety

08/14/2020

What Holzemer loses in hard-edged critique he gains in intimacy and warmth.

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Matt Fagerholm

RogerEbert.com

08/14/2020

3/4

Apart from its ample eye candy, the film deftly illustrates how one can live a life of integrity in any profession, provided one has the guts to break the mold.

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Raquel Stecher

Quelle Movies

10/13/2020

Holzemer offers a compelling portrait of a creative genius who worked on his own terms and put everyone else out of fashion with his edgy and provocative designs.

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Joshua Brunsting

The CriterionCast

09/10/2020

The direct involvement of Margiela may have forced the director's hand in tone and structure, but this type of almost hagiography feels fitting of a designer with less energy.

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Jay Horton

Willamette Week

08/28/2020

2/4

For all but the most hardcore fashionista superfans, less really isn't more this time.

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Nita S

@RT93702106 03/24/2025

I am always irritated when shows about fashion show the models' faces and not the clothes of the designer. This documentary does the same. While we see tight shots of sections of a piece of the garment we rarely see the completed outfit as a whole.

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Fashion designer Martin Margiela changes the face of the industry while remaining completely anonymous.

Director: Rainer Holzemer
Producer: Rainer Holzemer, Aminata Sambe
Screenwriter: Rainer Holzemer
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co: Reiner Holzemer Film
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 14, 2020
Runtime: 1h 30m