The Importance of Being Elegant
(2004) | Released
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Budget: $250,000
Profit: - $-250,000
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Status: Released
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Release Date: Aug 14, 2004
Rating: 2004-08-14
Run Time: 1h 10m
Original Language: French
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Production Countries: United Kingdom
Production Companies: October Films , Dominant 7
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Synopsis
Set to the soundtrack of Papa Wemba's extraordinary music, this outrageous, funny and eye-opening film depicts the underground world of a flamboyant African cult. Papa Wemba is a well-known Congolese singer. He is also a big cheese in Le Sape, the Société des Ambianceurs et Persons Élégants, which translated into English means a society of people who spend huge amounts of money on designer clothes with the motive of making themselves as conspicuously elegant as possible. The film is a splendid evocation of Papa Wemba's music, but it is also an unusual insight into what it means to be an immigrant in contemporary Europe. The sapeur have borrowed from our own culture, creating something rich and strange and wholly Congolese. Don't miss the scene where they try on fur coats.
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Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
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| Directing | Director |
George Amponsah
Cosima Spender
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| Production | Producer |
George Amponsah
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| Executive Producer |
Laurent Bocahut
Tom Roberts
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| Line Producer |
Askia Traoré
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| Crew | Cinematography |
Éric Turpin
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| Editing | Editor |
Valerio Bonelli
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| Sound | Supervising Sound Editor |
Philippe Ciompi
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