Ready to Wear |  | Director: Robert Altman
Actors: Sophia Loren, Julia Roberts, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Kim Basinger
Studio: Miramax
Category: DVD
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 19793
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 133 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0788815288
UPC: 717951002143
EAN: 9780788815287
ASIN: B00000IQCA
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1994
Release Date: June 29, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Robert Altman's much-anticipated broadside at the world of fashion is a disappointment. The film's crazy-quilt Nashville-like narrative structure and ensemble casting (Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Lauren Bacall, Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren) are a thing to behold, but the story's many interlocking pieces lack overall depth and resonating emotion. There is a grand, satiric statement about fashion and society at the end of the film, and there are hints of an aging, nostalgic filmmaker's skepticism about our postmodern world of short-lived attachments and meanings. But watching this film is a long, long uphill climb, with a lot of thin air to endure before arriving at a destination. --Tom Keogh
Description
A glittering Hollywood all-star cast shines in Robert Altman's deliciously sexy comedy hit READY TO WEAR! At the world's hottest fashion show, there's been a murder. Now, everybody's a suspect -- including two guests who end up sharing much more than a hotel room! Add to the fun a hilariously inept TV reporter on the trail of her most shocking interview yet! They're all caught up in the year's biggest see-and-be-seen events -- where steamy scandals and spectacular supermodels turn up the heat in a riotous show of high-fashion hilarity.
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 Classic Sophia February 1, 2010
Christopher Walter (USA Midwest)
The Master Robert Altman created this piece before Gosford Park but even back then he used his same techniques. It conquers those guilty instincts many of us have to know what is going on in peoples lives. Among a cast of actors like Sophia Loren, Julia Roberts, Rupert Evert, there the real stars of the Paris Fashion scene Terry Mueller, Jon Paul Gautie, La Criox, Vivian Westwood,and the Press. Sit back and watch it all unfold.
 A skewed look at fashion December 25, 2009
David Masters (Wilton, NH)
You either like this movie, or you hate it.
Personally, I enjoy it - Robert Altman can do good satire, and this is a good one. Sure, you'll probably have to watch it several times (and possibly even do some studying) in order to get all the various jokes and scathing comments about the fashion world and about Paris... but it's fun.
There's a lot of serious talent in this film - Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Kim Basinger, Stephen Rea, Rupert Everett, Forest Whitaker, Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Lauren Bacall... the list goes on.
While it seems to be primarily a murder mystery set in the world of high fashion, it is a lovely satire on the industry itself, and what people find acceptable. The end sequence with the "emperor's new clothes" fashion show is highly enjoyable in itself - not just because of the nudity, but because of what it says about the fashion industry. Watching Basinger's character melt down on camera is interesting and quite enjoyable... and was one of the inspirations for The Devil Wears Prada.
This movie isn't for everyone - you require a sense of humor and a good grasp of satire. But Robert Altman has pulled off another sleight of hand with this. Heck, it's just fun.
Amusing and confusing December 3, 2009
R. Kyle (USA)
When Robert Altman decides to parody, he doesn't do anything half way. Considering that the fashion industry is all about labels, the all-star cast is very appropriate, including: Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Lauren Bacall, Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Linda Hunt, and Lyle Lovett.
The story's parallel to the confusion prevalent in huge expositions, such as fashion shows, etc. We have murder, nudity, sex, and gossip--all the tender morsels the news feeds on. If you're a fashionista or someone who loves poking fun at the world of design, you're probably going to love this film.
Rebecca Kyle, December 2009
IT'S FUN October 28, 2009
CHRISTIEN-PIERRE (Fl.)
THIS CAN NOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. IT IS JUST A FUN MOVIE. FRIENDS OF MINE WANTED TO SEE CHER IN IT, SHE HAD AT MOST A 15 SECOND CAMEO.
I ENJOYED THE CLOSING SONG. IT'S VERY...VERY...?
all wrapped up in ribbons and ready to forget September 26, 2009
bandazar
One common complaint of this film is that it has no focus and we wind up with something that is blurry even if it is trying to take a snapshot of something. It is like a collage of plots, stories, and fashion into one big piece of artwork. This is not to say that it can't be entertaining of course. People's tastes do differ. Not everybody likes modern art. Some people like something more traditional. I guess the highlight of the film would be the end sequence where you get to see the bevy of models that, like the story, has no clothes. And if you like looking at big bellies of a pregnant woman than this may be a film for you. It is what is on the inside that counts after all, not the superficial outside.
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