Iris
Studio: Magnolia
Directed by Albert Maysles
May 04, 2015
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Apparently, Iris Apfel is a name in fashion. I write “apparently” because I know next to nothing about fashion, and the name Iris Apfel fascinated me only inasmuch as she was the object of documentarian Albert Maysles’ fascination. It doesn’t take long to realize why: despite years of success and accolades within the fashion world, 93-year-old Afpel is the opposite of pretentious, projecting a witty, no-nonsense attitude towards all aspects of life. At a very young age, she was told that she was ugly. So what? “I don’t like pretty,” she says. “Pretty is boring.” Fashion might be synonymous with beauty, but for Apfel, it’s a means of expression. And as this iconic New York fashionista peruses the dollar bin in a Florida flea market, it becomes clear she’s too busy expressing to waste time dwelling on the opinions of others.
Director Maysles’ comprehensive account of a multifaceted, loving human being unfortunately has little to offer in terms of story. The film provides snippets of her upbringing, her early career, and does find an endearing thread involving the courtship of her husband and his upcoming 100th birthday. And while the film provides several amusing anecdotes—showing her mentor future generations, become the object of a new fashion line, and spar with New York’s upper crust—there’s nothing to tie it all together. Sadly, Iris was Maysles’ final film, having passed away in March at the age of 88. Maybe it’s understandable that story might have been secondary. Maybe it was simply his goal to show a 93-year-old who won’t stop doing what she loves.
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