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All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by Jalil Lespert
Jalil Lespert is known for adapting Yves Saint Laurent: A Biography, the book by Laurence Benaïm published in 2014, for cinema.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Yves Saint Laurent: A Biography
Laurence Benaïm, 1995
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Jalil Lespert, 2014
Paris, 1957. Barely 21 years old, Yves Saint-Laurent is unexpectedly called to oversee the great fashion house founded by the recently deceased Christian Dior. All eyes turn to this young assistant as he presents his first haute couture collection for Dior. During the groundbreaking and successful parade, Yves Saint-Laurent meets Pierre Bergé, who will not only become his partner, but also the great love of his life.