Matteo Garrone's 'Le Mythe Dior' Short Film for Dior Haute Couture

Italian director Matteo Garrone, fresh from his film 'Pinocchio' winning six Nastri d'Argento awards, has created a short film titled 'Le Mythe Dior' commissioned by Dior. Produced by Garrone's own Archimede srl, the film showcases Dior's Haute Couture Autumn-Winter 2020-2021 collection through a fairy-tale narrative set in idyllic locations in Lazio: Riserva Naturale Monte Rufeno, Bosco Monumentale del Sasseto, and Giardini di Ninfa. The film features mythological creatures such as sirens, fauns, and nymphs, with a soundtrack by Paolo Buonvino. Garrone draws visual references from Renaissance paintings like Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus' and Piero di Cosimo's 'The Misfortunes of Silenus', as well as Pre-Raphaelite art, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, and Surrealism. The garments in the collection are named after surrealist muses including Meret Oppenheim, Gala Éluard Dalì, Lee Miller, and Rrose Sélavy. Dior's artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri stated that the collection was conceived during lockdown, inspired by Garrone's film 'Il racconto dei racconti' and Dior's 1933 surrealist exhibition. Chiuri also cited surrealist artists Lee Miller, Dora Maar, Leonora Carrington, Jacqueline Lamba, and Dorothea Tanning as inspirations.