The Importance of Being Elegant

The Importance of Being Elegant

2004
1h 10m
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Overview

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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Status: Released

Budget: $250,000

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
October Films Dominant 7
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
French Lingala

Quick Facts

Release Date August 14, 2004
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0436422

Cast

Papa Wemba
Papa Wemba

Self

Anti-Gigolo
Anti-Gigolo

Self

Archibishop of La Sape
Archibishop of La Sape

Self

Mere Malou
Mere Malou

Self

Minister of the Budget
Minister of the Budget

Self

Minister of the Attack
Minister of the Attack

Self

Poison
Poison

Papa Wemba's bodyguard

Key Crew

George Amponsah
Director
Cosima Spender
Director
George Amponsah
Producer
Laurent Bocahut
Executive Producer
Tom Roberts
Executive Producer

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