Yellow Is Forbidden (2018)
Celebrated Chinese couturier Guo Pei is perhaps best known for designing the brilliant gold gown Rihanna wore to the Met Ball in 2015. But Guo’s quest to be recognized by the gatekeepers of Paris haute couture goes beyond the red carpet and taps into global power dynamics and the perpetual tension between art and commerce.
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Celebrated Chinese couturier Guo Pei is perhaps best known for designing the brilliant gold gown Rihanna wore to the Met Ball in 2015. But Guo’s quest to be recognized by the gatekeepers of Paris haute couture goes beyond the red carpet and taps into global power dynamics and the perpetual tension between art and commerce.
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Genre:Documentary
Written By:Pietra Brettkelly
In Theaters:4/21/2018
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Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:Gaumont-Pathe Archives, Libertine Pictures, New Zealand Film Commission, U.S. National Archives, Avrotros, SVT
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