I've given this documentary 10/10 because, how lucky are we to see Galliano's genius designs while sitting in our lounge rooms (or the cinema)? His and his team's hard work, the unrealistic expectations of the bosses, the addictions it takes to meet those expectations, including Galliano's own self-expectations. And his Catholic background - is his fall from grace similar to that of Mel Gibson's? Hence Galliano's confusion over his antisemitic words - a child can absorb hateful words and hold them unconsciously... What an expose of alcohol addiction! I believe Galliano does feel shame over that part of his life, I found him sincere ns his apologies but, yes, he needs to make direct apologies to those he has directly affected - I hope he does that, if he hasn't already. We ask a lot of our geniuses, I think we ask them to be more than human, all the time - there is a cost, to them. Having said that, I can completely understand if some Jewish people cannot forgive his antisemitic words - the pain is too great and the words were said. Congratulations to Kevin Macdonald - a balanced, stylish and well-edited piece - thank you.
