Becoming Karl Lagerfeld

From the point of view of production values, Becoming Karl Lagerfeld cannot be faulted. Beautifully designed, costumed and filmed, it is worth your time for those alone. But ultimately it is a depressing tale of mismatched lovers - Lagerfeld, an ageing, sexually frigid German workaholic whose only pleasure is food, and a spoiled, promiscuous French party boy twenty years younger. Karl's attachment to Jacques seemed to be partly parental, and an idealisation of his youth and putative beauty. Jacques clearly had daddy issues and couldn't survive without the ongoing financial support. Yet each in his own way loved the other and was addicted to their dysfunctional relationship. And knowing of Jacques eventual death at 38 of AIDS made it all the sadder..

As many people already said here - it's just a scratch on the surface, that's not about Karl it's about Jacques,...

I agree, it's just a scratch on the surface, but it's not a mistake, it's just a different perspective on Karl's life. Maybe it was different, maybe not, but who knows?

As his Daniel said - He never lost touch with the pulse. A time of revolution, of sexual liberation and then there's that anachronistic lement to it because Karl Lagerfeld very often lived in his ntellectual realm and in his fantasy and with the money that he had earned was capable of creating these cerebral worlds, these fairytale paradises, especially for the love of his life. He bought a castle and everything within the castle had to be perfect down to the candles. To play someone who does that with so much dedication and obsession and precision was fascinating.

I really like the way of acting, Daniel is experienced actor and great choice for Karl. Théodore is same age as me, he exactly knew, what to do and I do not agree with others, his acting may be different, but not childish or boring. Visuals are great, so don't judge a book by it's cover and give it a try.

I wish it was more about Karl and his work instead of the love triangle with the twink gigolo. A LOT of unnecessery scenes. I don't think the late Karl Lagerfeld would've liked the series... He spent his whole life doing everything for his work and the fashion industry and now he is being portraied as a sugar daddy with no feelings...

The acting was good though, Daniel did an amazing job as always. You could tell he studied the character, although Karl was a private person. What I liked most is how real and authentic (most) characters felt. The atmosphere the series created was also great. I wish I saw more fashion and less romantic drama.

It is immersive, & beautiful. It is a 6x52 of cinema.

Becoming Karl Lagerfeld is a captivating mini-series that immerses viewers in the world of Karl Lagerfeld, revealing the genius and enigmatic personality behind his iconic creations. The beautifully crafted series features outstanding performances by Daniel Brühl (Karl Lagerfeld), Théodore Pellerin (Jacques de Bascher), and Arnaud Valois (Yves Saint Laurent), among others. The soundtrack, composed by Evgueni and Sacha Galperine, enhances the experience with original scores and iconic songs like "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones and "Heart of Glass" by Blondie. Celebrating creativity, innovation, and an endless quest for perfection, "Becoming Karl Lagerfeld" captures the essence of what made Lagerfeld unique and inspiring.

"The gigolo and the 2 designers" would be a better tittle.

CONS 1) The show talks more about Yes, Pierre and Jacques.

2) Karl is a side character.

3) it shows just a span of a few years in the 70s.

4) Chanel is not even mentioned.

5) Misleading show and script.

PROS 1) Design and film 2) Daniel as Karl.

This show is very disappointing, I really wanted to like it. But it's just "meh". They don't teach anything about Karl, they show more his gigolo than him. I learned more about Jacques than Karl.

It's a sad sad story about the designer and drugs and AIDS in the 70-80s.

If you want to see how gay Paris was in the 70s this is the show.