Less a love letter to New York’s Bergdorf Goodman department store than a sycophantic commercial, this structurally skittish paean to consumerism prostrates itself before wealth and fame with a nauseating servility. The subject is fascinating, but snippets about the history of the store are swamped by vacuous gushes by minor celebrities and major designers seeking to ensure a discount or a fat future contract. Acerbic buyer Linda Fargo, personal shopper Betty Halbreich and window dresser David Hoey provide welcome normality, but such little people count for nothing in this soulless world.
Scatter My Ashes At Bergdorf’s Review
Manhattan institution Bergdorf Goodman has been a retail haven for the rich and famous for more than a century. The venerable old store opened its door to a documentary that fly-on-the-walls through every inch of its daily life.
Release Date:
06 Dec 2013
Running Time:
94 minutes
Certificate:
PG
Original Title:
Scatter My Ashes At Bergdorf’s
A maddeningly unquestioning look at a retail citadel.
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