Matthew Miele’s authorized doc noodle, “Crazy About Tiffany’s,” shines up the image of Tiffany & Co. and its aspirational charms since its 1837 founding. Far beyond the Hepburn-by-way-of-Capote dreaminess of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” Miele measures the cultural ubiquity (and telegraphed desire) of the iconic pale blue boxes and bags. As full-access glib-fomercials go, there’s gleaming joy reflecting off the faces of satisfied and ready-to-testify customers like Jessica Biel, Jennifer Tilly, Rachel Zoe, Katie Couric, Rob Marshall (“Memoirs of a Geisha”), Baz Luhrmann, producer Jerry Weintraub and Sam Taylor-Johnson (“50 Shades of Grey”). The label’s long history is sketched in, and a few passages of handmade jewel-making offer modest insight. 86m. (Ray Pride)
“Crazy About Tiffany’s” opens Friday, February 19 at Siskel. A trailer is below.
Ray Pride is Newcity’s Senior Editor and Film Critic. He is a contributing editor of Filmmaker magazine.
Ray’s history of Chicago Ghost Signs is planned for publication next year. Previews of the project are on Twitter and on Instagram. More photography on Instagram.
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