Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams – limited screenings
Saturday 17 December 2022 from 2:10pm to 4:10pm Sunday 18 December 2022 from 2:10pm to 4:10pm
A cinematic love letter to an icon of fashion.
Join us at Dendy Newtown on December 17 and 18 for limited sessions of this gorgeous new documentary.
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino delivers a beautiful tribute to an architect of Hollywood magic with SALVATORE: SHOEMAKER OF DREAMS. From humble beginnings, Italian-born Salvatore Ferragamo would soon help invent the glamour of Hollywood’s golden era as he crafted shoes for dozens of iconic films and its stars.
Growing up poor in Bonito, Italy, Salvatore Ferragamo began his career as a shoemaker before he was barely a teenager. Immigrating to America in 1915 at the age of 16, his work would soon help invent the glamour of Hollywood’s silent era as he created shoes for iconic films including The Thief of Bagdad and The Ten Commandments and for stars including Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, many of whom became his friends. Overcoming a Depression-era setback, Ferragamo rebounded and would define mid-century elegance for performers including Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth, and Ingrid Bergman — all while embarking on a love story and warm family life with his wife, Wanda, and their six children.
In SALVATORE: SHOEMAKER OF DREAMS, Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino tracks Ferragamo’s life from humble beginnings to California and to a storied studio in Florence, Italy. With Emmy©-nominated actor Michael Stuhlbarg narrating Ferragamo’s 1955 memoir; a trove of 100-year-old archival footage; an extraordinary “shoe ballet” created by stop-motion artist PES; and incisive commentary by Martin Scorsese, Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Vogue Creative Director Grace Coddington, Variety Film Critic Todd McCarthy, Wanda Ferragamo and Wanda and Salvatore’s children and grandchildren, SALVATORE: SHOEMAKER OF DREAMS is a portrait of a man whose vision, passion, and craftsmanship made him “shoemaker to the stars,” an architect of Hollywood magic, and an enduring cultural, fashion, and artistic influence.
“A history of Hollywood glamour.” – IndieWire
“It’s magical stuff.” – AV Club
“A stylish entry in the library of fashion docs.” – The Hollywood Reporter