83
That this narrative is intense and entertaining to audiences — even those unfamiliar with the fashion world — is Tcheng's considerable accomplishment.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
60
Time Out London by Cath Clarke
The pressure for minimalist Simons to succeed in the ultra-feminine world of Dior is intense.
60
More compelling when focusing on long-serving staff and their skills and opinions
80
As carefully crafted as the clothes is Tcheng’s well-considered direction, privileging the creative process over stereotyped glamour or backstabbing.
70
The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore
Dior and I is a fashion doc with both a sense of history and a feel for the energy of a work in progress.
63
Slant Magazine by Nick Schager
Bolstered by deft editing that keeps the proceedings moving at a light, graceful clip, this behind-the-runway look at one of fashion's legendary brands has a sleek, efficient stylishness in keeping with its subject.
83
The Playlist by Nikola Grozdanovic
Dior And I succeeds in bringing this exclusive world down to earth, knitting the viewer with its needles and threads and making a highly relatable story, no matter where you come from or how you feel about fashion.
60
The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
The spectacle of highly competent professionals going about their work is always absorbing, and Simons is an interesting man: reticent, calm, shy, intensely focused but apparently never losing control until the end.
50
This undramatic and flat peek “inside” the sewing rooms of Christian Dior holds little in the way of entertainment.
90
Village Voice by Stephanie Zacharek
Dior and I is a great fashion movie, but it's also a superb picture about the art of management, applicable to any field.