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MORE: Film review of Yves Saint Laurent. So, although Yves Saint Laurent was met with mixed reviews, everyone involved with the film can breathe easy that, ultimately, it had Bergeâs seal of approval. However, the second Yves Saint Laurent film has had much more controversy surrounding it. Set later in the designerâs life the film explores the designerâs penchant for casual sex and drugs, as well as his relationship with Jacques de Bascher, who died of AIDS in the early 1980s.