Pret-A-Porter DVD

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Robert Altman delivers another sprawling satire with READY TO WEAR this time focusing his lens on the tightly knit pretentious fashion industry After a popular fashion leader dies during the most important industry gathering of the year in Paris the question that it might have been murder creates chaos amongst the gathered participants & viewers Affected parties include his widow who uses this opportunity to rekindle an old relationship; the dead man's mistress a designer who is forced to sell out to a Texas boot tycoon; three magazine editors who all have their eyes on the same photographer; two American reporters whose affair keeps them in bed throughout the gathering; & two aging Roman lovers who are reuniting after many years The film's many revolving characters & stories collide at the climax an all-nude fashion show that stuns & excites the crowd Altman's comedy boasts one of his most star-studded casts & actors who are playing fictional characters intermingle with popular designers & models who play themselves This fresh mixing of fiction & reality recalls the director's thrilling THE PLAYER & the multi-layered story the masterful NASHVILLE Standout performances include the late Marcello Mastroianni Sophia Loren Tim Robbins Julia Roberts Tracey Ullman & a hysterical Kim Basinger