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 When an icon dies, you can almost hear the frantic keystrokes of screenwriters everywhere trying to write the next great biographical drama about their larger-than-life existences. After Karl Lagerfeld, the renowned German fashion designer, died in 2019, it seemed inevitable that his life would be torn apart and turned into an exaggerated dramatization for mass consumption, and yet that's not what happened here. Loosely based on Raphaëlle Bacqué's biography Kaiser Karl, published shortly after Lagerfeld's death, Becoming Karl Lagerfeld presents a much more grounded examination of the man best remembered for his trademark white hair and iconic black sunglasses. Hollywood seems curiously interested in two things this year: World War II and the illustrious namesakes of the fashion brands that still hold equity in the industry. Earlier this year, Apple TV+ premiered its grim exploration of the lives of Christian Dior and Coco Chanel, and now, Hulu is delving into the personal ...