Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's is a 2013 documentary feature directed by Matthew Miele about the famed New York City luxury goods department store Bergdorf Goodman, situated on Fifth Avenue where it meets Grand Army Plaza.
The film's title is lifted from the caption of a 1990 Victoria Roberts cartoon that appeared in pages of The New Yorker.
The movie features a wide array of celebrities, store executives and employees, designers and customers testifying to their love of the place and its uniqueness to the world.
Synopsis
Un documentaire consacré au célèbre magasin new-yorkais, situé à Manhattan.
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