★★★★★ OUT 8 MARCH CINEMAS
Kevin Macdonald’s (Touching the Void) nuanced documentary charts the rise, fall and comeback of British fashion designer John Galliano, who was sacked as creative director of Dior in 2011; a French court later found him guilty of antisemitic and racist rants in a public setting. Alongside illustrative film clips (The Red Shoes, Abel Gance’s Napoleon) and footage of his workaholic subject’s headline-grabbing shows, Macdonald interviews friends and high-profile colleagues of Galliano, as well as the man himself. Just how repentant he is remains ambiguous.