Vidal Sassoon The Movie was filmed over the course of 3 years and features unprecedented access to Vidal, candid interviews with former staff, family members, reporters and historians. It is a revealing and inspirational portrait of one man who revolutionized hairdressing, had its premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.

The film was produced by Bumble & bumble founder and author of Hair Heroes Michael Gordon and is an offshoot of his documenting Vidal's life in a book to be released later this year. The film spans 80 years of Sassoon's life - from a London orphanage, to the Israeli Army, the floors of his salon on Bond Street, and his knighting by Queen Elizabeth II.

It is a tribute to the man, whose influence far outreaches the industry he changed forever, and to the revolution he caused, which continues to this day.

The film features a soundtrack with music by The Jam, The Loving Spoonful, Gustav Mahler, and the chamber ensemble Clogs (featuring guitarist Bryce Dessner of The National), Redhooker, and Arcade Fire side project Bell Orchestre

This movie is recommended to anyone who is in the hair or fashion industry and those who wish a deeper understanding of the sixties forces and personalities which changed modern society.

Sassoon is, truly, the force of nature that altered the fashion landscape as would wind or water the earth.

"Vidal Sassoon's impact is so profound in so many ways, even forty years after his revolution; he is inarguably the most important person in hairdressing, ever. He is the ultimate hero. His life serves as an extraordinary inspiration to millions of people, reminding them what is possible with the right commitment and passion."

-- Michael Gordon, Producer

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