The Gospel According to André

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The Gospel According to André

PG-13

2018

1h 34m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Kate Novack explores the life and career of fashion journalist André Leon Talley -- from his childhood in the segregated South to his iconic, barrier-breaking work at Women's Wear Daily, W and Vogue.

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The Gospel According to André offers an engaging overview of its fascinating subject, even if his accomplishments -- and outsize personality -- prove too expansive for a single film.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

Jun 23, 2022

The most interesting aspect of this slightly over-long documentary has Talley and numerous old friends recall him growing up in the segregated South before embarking on a most unlikely career in New York. Well worth checking out.

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

Oct 1, 2018

4/5

I'm a sucker for this sort of film.

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

Sep 28, 2018

2/5

Pleasantly fills a 90-minute gap, but probably one for fashion nuts only.

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Jul 28, 2022

4/5

André Leon Talley is an ideal figure for a documentary: smart, eloquent, widely accomplished, and undeniably charismatic.

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Sarah Brinks

Battleship Pretension

Mar 24, 2021

Gospel According to André is a story of how strong people can overcome great odds. And in a time of great division and racial tension in America, I think it is a vital story to be told.

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Dec 10, 2020

Novack is aware of the imagined incongruity of Talley in these places and outright rejects it, making The Gospel According to Andre not only a portrait of its subject but a challenge to our assumptions ...

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Nov 15, 2025

Real footage in 1 hour, 33 minutes, and 45 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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david f

@dfulmer Sep 14, 2021

An interesting documentary about the flashy fashion journalist. I had not know this biographical information and it was very interesting indeed.

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Oct 7, 2018

OMG! I am forever changed. WELL. DONE. Ugh. Just...

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Jun 19, 2018

After hearing his Fresh Air (NPR) interview was interested in the movie. His back story is compelling coming from Jim Crow South and his strong Southern Baptist heritage made him who he is today: arbitrator of high fashion.

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Jun 5, 2018

At a time in America where our country suffers such divide stories like Andres feed our souls, nourish our hearts, and inspire our minds to the world we knoqw is possible. Andre is a remarkable story of courage, right action , Depth of heart and the ultimate choice we all have to create or get lost on side eddies in the grand river of life. The beauty of the laughter the full heart the remembrance of us Source Biondo saw God the beautiful for everyone! Bless you Andrea and bless you all of those who worked on this film. More and more Art just keeps flowing in and around this man.

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May 29, 2018

Great Documentary. Provided awesome insight into someone I had always seen but didn’t know much about.

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Kate Novack explores the life and career of fashion journalist André Leon Talley -- from his childhood in the segregated South to his iconic, barrier-breaking work at Women's Wear Daily, W and Vogue.

Director: Kate Novack
Producer: Kate Novack, Andrew Rossi, Josh Braun
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Magnolia Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Thematic Content|Some Suggestive Content)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 25, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 4, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $388.2K
Runtime: 1h 34m

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