Sister, florist, war hero, Catherine Dior.
The New Look is now streaming on Apple TV+ https://apple.co/_TheNewLook
Ben Mendelsohn, Juliette Binoche, Maisie Williams and John Malkovich talk about their roles as icons Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, Catherine Dior and Lucien Lelong.
Set against the World War II Nazi occupation of Paris, “The New Look” focuses on the pivotal moment in the 20th century when the French city led the world back to life through its fashion icon Christian Dior. As Dior rises to prominence with his groundbreaking, iconic imprint of beauty and influence, Chanel’s reign as the world’s most famous fashion designer is put into jeopardy. The interwoven saga follows the surprising stories of Dior’s contemporaries and rivals from Chanel to Pierre Balmain, Cristóbal Balenciaga and more; and, provides a stunning view into the atelier, designs and clothing created by Christian Dior through collaboration with the House of Dior.
The new drama series from creator Todd A. Kessler is led by an ensemble cast that features Emmy Award winner Ben Mendelsohn as 'Christian Dior'; Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche as 'Coco Chanel'; Maisie Williams as 'Catherine Dior'; John Malkovich as 'Lucien Lelong'; Emily Mortimer as 'Elsa Lombardi' and Claes Bang as 'Spatz.'
The New Look is now streaming on Apple TV+ https://apple.co/_TheNewLook
Ben Mendelsohn, Juliette Binoche, Maisie Williams and John Malkovich talk about their roles as icons Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, Catherine Dior and Lucien Lelong.
Set against the World War II Nazi occupation of Paris, “The New Look” focuses on the pivotal moment in the 20th century when the French city led the world back to life through its fashion icon Christian Dior. As Dior rises to prominence with his groundbreaking, iconic imprint of beauty and influence, Chanel’s reign as the world’s most famous fashion designer is put into jeopardy. The interwoven saga follows the surprising stories of Dior’s contemporaries and rivals from Chanel to Pierre Balmain, Cristóbal Balenciaga and more; and, provides a stunning view into the atelier, designs and clothing created by Christian Dior through collaboration with the House of Dior.
The new drama series from creator Todd A. Kessler is led by an ensemble cast that features Emmy Award winner Ben Mendelsohn as 'Christian Dior'; Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche as 'Coco Chanel'; Maisie Williams as 'Catherine Dior'; John Malkovich as 'Lucien Lelong'; Emily Mortimer as 'Elsa Lombardi' and Claes Bang as 'Spatz.'
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 This show is important to understand what
00:07 we know as Miss Dior today.
00:10 My name is Maisie Williams, and I play Catherine Dior,
00:13 the muse and little sister of Christine Dior,
00:16 known today for inspiring Miss Dior perfume.
00:19 But what many people don't know is
00:21 that Catherine was also a war hero and a concentration camp
00:24 survivor.
00:25 I came to this show being a huge fan of Dior as a fashion house.
00:29 They had a lot to tell me about Catherine and Dior's family.
00:32 It is such an incredible story.
00:34 She joined the French resistance and severs
00:37 almost every part of herself in order for others to live.
00:40 [CRYING]
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00:44 After the war, she has to repair pieces of herself.
00:49 She wanted to create something beautiful out of the despair.
00:53 Catherine really represented a lot of compassion and care
00:56 and love to Christian.
00:58 I made something--
01:00 Of you.
01:01 She helped him create this empire
01:03 through some of the most painful moments in history.
01:06 My inspiration.
01:08 Her story is not necessarily one of beauty,
01:12 but one of resilience and survival.
01:14 I am honored to meet you, Miss Dior.
01:17 To find the human relatable story was very important
01:23 and a huge justice to these people.
01:26 We get to highlight that in this show.
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