The IMPORTANCE OF BEING ELEGANT

(2004)

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Production countries

  • Great Britain
  • France
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Documentary about the world of the 'Sapeur' - a group of predominantly Congolese immigrants from Western Europe, whose obsession is the pursuit of of expensive clothing, in short anything with a designer label. The film focusses on Brussels and Paris and looks at two rival factions of 'La Sape' (la Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elégantees) which...

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Director
AMPONSAH, George
Director
SPENDER, Cosima
[Subject of Film]
WEMBA, Papa
Production Company
Dominant 7
Production Company
October Films

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