Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco

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Product Description ------------------- Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco is a time of Paris and New York between 1969 and 1973 as viewed through the eyes of Antonio Lopez (1943-1987), the dominant fashion illustrator of the time. A native of Puerto Rico and raised in The Bronx, Antonio was a seductive arbiter of style and glamour who, beginning in the 1960s, brought elements of the urban street to a postwar fashion world desperate for change and diversity. Counted among Antonio's discoveries-muses of the period-were iconic beauties such as Grace Jones, Jessica Lange, and Jerry Hall, as well as Warhol Superstars Donna Jordan, Jane Forth and Patti D'Arbanville. Antonio's inner circle was also comprised of his romantic and creative partner, Juan Ramos, makeup artist Corey Tippin, photographer Bill Cunningham, and rival designers Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint-Laurent. All these characters and more come together to create a vivid portrait of Antonio Lopez and the revolutionary fashion world he helped create. Review ------ WINNER - Metropolis Grand Jury Prize - DOC NYC WINNER - Best Fashion Feature Film - Cinefashion Film Awards OFFICIAL SELECTION - BFI London Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION - IDFA OFFICIAL SELECTION- Melbourne Int'l. Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION - Seattle Int'l. Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION - NewFest OFFICIAL SELECTION - San Juan Int'l. Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION - OUTshine Film Festival --- The Picasso of fashion is given his deserving due in this irresistibly seductive documentary, chronicling his inspirational and very wild life in the jungle of style...lovely, loving and very real...Lopez's work remains as fresh, exciting and seriously influential as it was a staggering 40 years ago. --Film Journal International A warm remembrance of Antonio s spirit, and a celebration of his work, the film is also a vibrant period portrait of New York s creative scenesters from a time when hippies cruised Central Park by day and the club Max's Kansas City by night. While the film seeks to put Antonio s name on the same level as the boldfaced names he rubbed elbows with, it is a stark, sorrowful reminder of the many artistic geniuses cut down in their prime by AIDS. - Los Angeles Times ...the movie fairly pulsates with rare film clips and a seemingly endless trove of photographs, all set against the defining music of the time from the likes of Donna Summer, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield and Chic. --The Hollywood Reporter