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The First Monday in May

2016 · 1h 31m · PG-13 Documentary
Directed by Andrew Rossi

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Chronicles the creation of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's most attended fashion exhibition in history, "China: Through The Looking Glass," an exploration of Chinese-inspired Western fashions by Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton.

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78%
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Fresh

Gorgeous, gossipy, yet penetrating documentary about the marriage of culture and commerce.

Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Fresh

There are many deliciously revealing moments, including discussions about who will sit where at the gala - there has to be a celebrity at every table - and whether Vogue can afford to pay Rihanna twice the usual fee to entertain the guests.

Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail
Fresh

Will lights and hardware be ready? Can they afford the $200K demanded by headliner Rihanna? The viewer's pulse may rise, too, as Rossi's camera roams frantic hallways, offices and limos.

Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Rotten

The film's focus is too easily distracted by celebrity and turns less documentary and more fawning love letter to an industry already in love with itself.

Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic
Fresh

It's very inside baseball about the inner workings of a fashion event. That said, there's a delicious depiction of fashion as fantasy that's worth the price of admission.

Elizabeth Wellington, Philadelphia Inquirer

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