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The IMPORTANCE OF BEING ELEGANT
(2004)
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Production countries
- Great Britain
- France
- Notes
- Documentary
Library Synopsis
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...
Top five credits
- Director
- AMPONSAH, George
- Director
- SPENDER, Cosima
- [Subject of Film]
- WEMBA, Papa
- Production Company
- Dominant 7
- Production Company
- October Films