Yellow Is Forbidden

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Yellow Is Forbidden

2018

1h 37m

Documentary

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Chinese dressmaker Guo Pei dreams of her work being recognized as haute couture.

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David Stratton

The Australian

05/03/2019

3/5

... her achievements are remarkable and the film will be of considerable interest to fashionistas.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

04/25/2019

4/5

An account of [Guo's] campaign unfolds in this skilfully constructed feature documentary from New Zealand filmmaker Pietra Brettkelly. It's a telling profile of a fanatical perfectionist and a window into the world of China's new rich.

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

04/24/2018

Brettkelly's film is too polite to treat this milieu, rarefied to the point of being ridiculous, with anything other than intricately embroidered kid gloves.

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Francesca Rudkin

New Zealand Herald

10/31/2018

4/5

Numerous story threads keep the interest, and Pei makes for delightful company -- you don't need to be interested in fashion to enjoy this visual feast of a film.

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Graeme Tuckett

The Post NZ

10/31/2018

3.5/5

Dress after dress of ludicrous artifice, but spectacular beauty. Finally, I felt like I got the point.

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Sarah Voon

Flicks (AU, NZ, UK)

10/30/2018

4/5

It is impossible not to be captivated.

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Synopsis

Chinese dressmaker Guo Pei dreams of her work being recognized as haute couture.

Director: Pietra Brettkelly
Producer: Pietra Brettkelly, Richard Fletcher, Naomi Wallwork
Screenwriter: Pietra Brettkelly
Production Co: New Zealand Film Commission, Libertine Pictures, Gaumont-Pathe Archives
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2019
Runtime: 1h 37m