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Discover the man behind the fashion! Here’s the fabulous first trailer for Yves Saint Laurent, France’s number one box office hit. Yves Saint Laurent stars Pierre Niney and Guillaume Gallienne and hits UK cinemas on March 21^st.

Paris, 1957. 21 year old Yves is catapulted to international stardom as the successor to Christian Dior who has recently died.  At his first catwalk show he meets Pierre Bergé, who will become his lover and business partner, and begins a relationship that will change his life forever.  Just a few years later however he’s subjected to the public humiliation of being fired.  Refusing to succumb to his critics and self-doubt, he creates the Yves Saint Laurent fashion house and presents the first-ever ‘ready to wear’ collection, shocking the world of couture.

YVES SAINT LAURENT follows the designer as he attempts to democratise fashion against the backdrop of Sixties’ liberation, battling his personal demons to build an empire that would be renowned for liberating women all over the world.

Directed by Jalil Lespert, starring Pierre Niney as Yves Saint Laurent and Guillaume Gallienne as Pierre Bergé, Charlotte le Bon as Victoire Doutreleau, Laura Smet as Loulou de la Falaise, Marie de Villepin as Betty Catroux and Nikolai Kinski as Karl Largerfeld. 

YVES SAINT LAURENT features real locations in Paris and Morocco and original clothes from the Yves Saint Laurent haute couture collection archive.

Below is the ‘MAN UP’ poster for Cuban Fury featuring Nick Frost and Chris O’Dowd ahead of the film’s release on Valentine’s Day. In addition, a featurette titled ‘The Cast’ is also below as Kayvan Novak, Rory Kinnear, Nick Frost, Chris O’Dowd, Ian McShane and director James Griffiths discuss the different characters in Cuban Fury.

Our review is here.

Beneath Bruce Garrett’s shabby, overweight exterior, the passionate beating heart of a salsa king lays dormant. Only one woman can reignite his Latin fire. Spotlight hits, sweat drips, heels click – Nick Frost IS Cuban Fury!  From the team that brought you Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and Paul, Cuban Fury is the hilarious, feel-good and must-see comedy this Valentine’s Day. The film’s cast includes an ensemble of great British comedy talent including Nick Frost, Chris O’Dowd, Rashida Jones, Olivia Colman, Ian McShane and Kayvan Novak.

A Salsa Name Generator has also been created and can be found on the following link: www.salsanamegenerator.com.

Plus, an official Cuban Fury soundtrack will be released on 17 February; pre-orders can be made via the following link: http://po.st/tePRmK and the single which will also be available from 17 February, can be listened to here.

UPDATE:

OMG!   Three behind the scenes featurettes detailing the extensive training Nick Frost underwent over seven months to prepare himself for the complex dance scenes in the new British comedy.

WOW.