'The New Look': John Malkovich Exclusive Interview

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00:00I'm Avery Thompson, Hollywood Life.

00:01Hi, Mr. Malkovich.

00:03Thank you so much for taking the time to chat with me.

00:06My pleasure.

00:08You know, tell me a little bit about the partnership

00:10between Lucien and Christian Dior,

00:13and what does that look like over the course of this series?

00:18Well, Lucien Lelong was a gentleman

00:24who had his own fashion house.

00:27He wasn't in any way a kind of designer of note or anything,

00:33but he had a pretty fine eye and nose for talent,

00:38and among the people who worked at Lelong's studio

00:44were Christian Dior, Givenchy, Balmain, Balenciaga,

00:51Pierre Cardin, and on and on and on.

00:55So he had a very good eye for talent,

00:57and I think Dior, who was very, very gifted,

01:04flourished under Lelong's guidance, I guess you would say.

01:13I think Dior was someone very, very talented,

01:21hyper-sensitive,

01:24difficult probably most especially at that time,

01:30because that was a time where homosexuals couldn't live openly,

01:36where it wasn't accepted by society, unfortunately,

01:42and that was a real torture for many people

01:51who couldn't live honestly and live openly,

01:56at least as openly as any person can live,

02:01which may not be so much,

02:03but, or so honestly,

02:06but I think they were a good duo in that way,

02:12because I think Lelong was able to manage Dior's sensitivities,

02:22and helped him make beautiful work,

02:28kept him employed during the war.

02:34Actually, Dior was in the military,

02:38but kept him employed during the occupation

02:42and was someone who had a great role to play

02:50in keeping the French fashion business in France

02:56rather than having it transferred to Berlin,

02:59which was one dream and goal of the Nazis.

03:06So I think they were a pretty good pairing, I'd say.

03:10A duo.

03:12You know, over the course of this project,

03:15has this experience sort of made you look at fashion

03:18or the artistry of it differently now?

03:20No.

03:21No, I always had great respect for the work of fashion.

03:26I did 24, 26 collections myself under different lines,

03:33and it's a lot of work.

03:37Yeah.

03:37And it's a very beautiful work.

03:41The creative part of it, very compelling, very interesting,

03:49because not unlike cinema or theater

03:54or some other forms I work in,

03:57it's only about details.

03:59And that's something that always compels and intrigues me.

04:11Why this and not that?

04:15And so I always had great respect for designers,

04:21and it was something I was always interested in.

04:25Well, thank you so much for your time,

04:29and congrats on the show.

04:30It's absolutely stunning.

04:31Oh, thank you.

04:32Thank you so much.

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