
YELLOW IS FORBIDDEN is a modern day Cinderella story where the brave, diminutive and daring heroine's dream doesn't end at the ball - China's Guo Pei is chasing every designer's fantasy - to become part of the exclusive yet savage world of Haute Couture. Set within the new China, YELLOW IS FORBIDDEN is a feature documentary encompassing contemporary global power dynamics and the opposition between art and commerce, looking back at the history of couture all wrapped around the... (Full plot summary below)
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YELLOW IS FORBIDDEN is a modern day Cinderella story where the brave, diminutive and daring heroine's dream doesn't end at the ball - China's Guo Pei is chasing every designer's fantasy - to become part of the exclusive yet savage world of Haute Couture. Set within the new China, YELLOW IS FORBIDDEN is a feature documentary encompassing contemporary global power dynamics and the opposition between art and commerce, looking back at the history of couture all wrapped around the beauty of fashion.
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| New Zealand HeraldTom AugustineThe amount of eye candy on display throughout the film borders on excessive but what allows the film to retain its interest and power is the charisma and story of its subject. |
| New Zealand HeraldFrancesca RudkinNumerous 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. |
| Stuff.co.nzGraeme TuckettDress after dress of ludicrous artifice, but spectacular beauty. Finally, I felt like I got the point. |
| NOW TorontoKevin RitchiePietra Brettkelly finds a gregarious and entertaining subject in Guo Pei. |
| The Young FolksNathanael HoodWe might know what Guo Pei wants, but the better question would have been who she is in the first place. |