Ready to Wear

Prêt-à-Porter (1994)

Timing: 2:13 (133 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1994-12-23

Country

United States

Production

Miramax, Etalon-Film

Genre

Comedy

Budget

$18 000 000

Revenue

$11 300 653

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Director

Robert Altman

Actors

Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Kim Basinger, Chiara Mastroianni, Stephen Rea, Anouk Aimée, Rupert Everett, Rossy de Palma, Tara Leon
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Scenario

Robert Altman, Barbara Shulgasser

Producer

Robert Altman, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Angelo Pastore, Ian Jessel

Operator

Jean Lépine

Composer

Michel Legrand

Artist

Audition

Editing

Geraldine Peroni, Suzy Elmiger
All team (31)

• Robert Altman (1925-2006) shot a large amount of footage at actual fashion shows in Paris. Altman and screenwriter Barbara Shulgasser then inserted plot lines into the filmed material.
• Due to a line spoken by a character played by Forest Whitaker, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019) sued the filmmakers, preventing the film from being released in Germany. The film eventually premiered, but only after the word 'thief' in the line was censored.
• According to Richard E. Grant, he portrayed British designer Vivienne Westwood to some extent in the role of Kort Romney.
• Robert Altman shot a vast amount of footage at actual fashion shows in Paris. Afterwards, Altman and screenwriter Barbara Shulgaesser inserted plot lines into the filmed material.
• Due to a line of dialogue spoken by Forest Whitaker, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld sued the filmmakers, which prevented the film from being released in Germany. The film eventually premiered, but only after the word 'thief' in the line was censored.
• According to Richard E. Grant, he based his portrayal of Kurt Rommey, to some extent, on British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood.
• Due to a line spoken by a character played by Forest Whitaker, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld sued the film's creators, which prevented the film from being released in Germany. The film eventually made it to the screens, but only after the word "thief" in the line was censored.