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.

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Ryan Lattanzio

IndieWire

Aug 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

Aug 14, 2020

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

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Matt Fagerholm

RogerEbert.com

Aug 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

Oct 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

Sep 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

Aug 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 Mar 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

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