Film & Television
John Maguire on Film: John Galliano documentary reveals a toxic mix of ego and celebrity
Director Kevin McDonald’s examination of the fashion designer’s fall from grace doesn’t allow Galliano to duck the consequences of his actions
High & Low: John Galliano
Directed by Kevin Macdonald, selected, 15A, rating: ***
High & Low: John Galliano, Kevin McDonald’s documentary portrait of the notorious British fashion designer, is a scrupulously empathetic film about a damaged individual still reckoning, more than a decade on, with a dizzying fall from grace.
Taking the form of a to-camera confessional from a chastened Galliano, and interspersed with reams of elegantly cut archive footage and a swatch of celebrity ...
