Theres a little hidden park, Le Jardin des RosiersJoseph-Migneret, in the heart of the Marais in Paris.
commands a plaque in the park.
Someone recorded the rant with his phone.
FROM THE HEARTJohn Galliano, seen here at his home in France in 2022, is nakedly honest in recounting his experiences in Kevin Macdonald’s new documentary.
That is the question at the heart ofHigh & Low: John Galliano,Kevin Macdonalds new documentary.
Rather, it serves as a robust examination of a complex, contradictory character.
Its a kind of detective story, says Macdonald.
But if you watch the movie, you see that Johns trying to figure that out too.
In some ways, hes a mystery to himself.
By his own admission, Macdonald isnt a fashion person.
Ive got relatives who died in the Holocaust, he continues.
But I, personally, like John, and I think hes a genius.
(One can trace these same arcs in Alexander McQueens extraordinary career and ultimately tragic life.)
Then, controversially, he came back.
Macdonald leaves it to viewers to judge the sincerity of Gallianos attitude shift.
It was just horrific.
Others may remain in doubt.
But thats the thing about addiction: People become unrecognizable to themselves.
Accountability requires reckoning with mistakes you dont remember making.
It feels less abnormal, as Greenblatt puts it.
But I gave that up pretty quickly.
And John was incredibly open, Macdonald continues.
