Come discover and meet Mine Barral-Vergez, the legendary costume designer for the Moulin Rouge, as well as for Juliette Greco, Barbara, and many others!
Screening followed by a conversation with Valérie Minetto and Mine Barral-Vergez. For 40 years, Mine Barral-Vergez has been making stage costumes for all of Paris. Moulin-Rouge, Lido, Comédie-française, Olympia: Mine has dressed the greatest artists of her time, beginning with Barbara and Juliette Greco. Mine is a unique personality, with a sunny smile under jay-like eyes, a gravelly southern voice, and infinite class. A star in the shadows, in a way. Alongside her is Bruno Fatalot, also a costume designer, but from another generation. At 45, he buys Mine's company and takes on the challenge of keeping one of Paris's last sewing workshops afloat. Begun a few months ago, the transition will happen slowly, because he absolutely must retain the clientele Mine has built up over the years. A dual portrait of two generations of artist-artisans. The story of a handover that is economic, technical, and artistic all at once. But also the exploration of a place and the testimony of a moment. An important moment, both joyful and sad, as a beautiful show can be. Dir. VALÉRIE MINETTO, 2009, 83 MIN. FRANCE In partnership with the association Périphérie . Valérie Minetto, director and visual artist After studying at the école des Arts décoratifs de Nice and La Femis, Valérie Minetto directed a short film, Tête d’ange, followed by a much-noticed medium-length film, Adolescents (1999). She went on to make several contemporary dance films: Beau geste à Moscou , Moscou entre ciel et terre , Festival du réel 2003. Her first fiction feature, Oublier Cheyenne , was selected by ACID at Cannes and released in 2006. She then returned to documentary with Dans les jardins de mon père , about the poet Bernard Vargaftig, and Mine, de fil en aiguille , about costume designer Mine Barral-Vergez. In 2009, she directed Pas de politique à table , a fiction film for France 2 (Fipa selection), then embarked on the long adventure of L’Échappée , in pursuit of Annie Le Brun. Mine Barral-Vergez Mine Barral-Vergez, a true pillar in the history of stage costume design, moved to Paris after creating costumes for the Théâtre National de Chaillot. In 1971, she brought her love for the art of costume making to life by founding her own workshop, which bore her name, until 2007. The brilliance of her reputation lies in her ability to transcend different artistic genres. From music hall to haute couture, from theater to opera, from circus to ballet, she dressed the biggest stars of her era! The name Mine Verges echoes through iconic entertainment venues, from the Folies Bergères to the Olympia, via the Lido and the Paradis Latin. Among the legends she dressed are Juliette Gréco, Barbara, Joséphine Baker, Nana Mouskouri, Dalida, Line Renaud, and Mylène Farmer. Over a career spanning more than 60 years, Mine made music hall her specialty.
Source: paris.fr — photo: DR