The movie was selected by France to represent the country for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[7] In January 2015, Saint Laurent received ten César Award nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.[8] It also received five nominations at the 20th Lumières Awards, winning Best Actor for Gaspard Ulliel.[9][10]
The film was originally scheduled to be released on 14 May 2014. In January 2014 the studio announced the release was changed to 1 October 2014.[12] The release date was later changed again to 24 September 2014.[5]
In May 2015, the film opened in four theaters in New York and Los Angeles to a $36,136 opening weekend.[15]
Reception
Critical reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 60% based on 86 reviews, and an average rating of 5.78/10. The website's consensus says, "A well-intentioned but frustratingly diffuse biopic, Saint Laurent proves an ironically poor fit for a look at the life of a fashion icon."[16] On Metacritic, the film has a score 52 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[17]
Susan Wloszczyna of RogerEbert.com gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, writing, "If you come away remembering anything from this 150-minute movie as it overstays its welcome, it will be individual scenes rather than the overall effect, for that is where Bonello shines."[18]A. O. Scott of The New York Times described it as "a compulsively detailed swirl of moods and impressions, intent on capturing the contradictions of the man and his times."[19]
