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Film Review: ‘The First Monday in May’ Confirms That Life is Beautiful
CHICAGO – The moral of the story of “The First Monday in May” definitely is “there is heaven on earth if the right angels come together.” The film is stunningly beautiful, as it chronicles the development of the annual costume exhibit and gala at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Rating: 5.0/5.0 |
Yes, I said the costume exhibit, a shorthand for fashion-as-art, which has become one of the most popular exhibits every year, and closes the Museum down on the “first Monday in May” for the associative gala fundraiser that Vogue editor Anna Wintour – the real life inspiration for Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada” – puts together. It is one of THE parties of the year in New York City, and its breadth and scope are well developed in the film, as it focuses on Andrew Bolton, the curator of the show, and Anna W. herself in the planning stages. The results of these highly creative people working together conjures miracles, and director Rossi manages to capture all of the life-is-beautiful result.
Andrew Bolton – a modest and humble fashion guru from Britain – is in charge of the annual costume design exhibit for the Metropolitan Art Museum, which has become one of New York City’s most happening must-see. There are three days the whole museum is closed – Thanksgiving, Christmas and the first Monday in May – when the show opens with Anna Wintour’s gala fundraiser.
The theme for the 2015 exhibition is “China Through the Looking Glass,” which creates displays of Chinese influences on the West, and the West’s perception of those influences. From initial ideas to Day One of the exhibit, it is Andrew Bolton who must make the decisions and execute the eye candy with an army of fellow creators, and it is Anna Wintour that must, in tandem, create the biggest fundraising event of the year for the museum.
Attending Every Detail: Andrew Bolton in ‘The First Monday in May’
Photo credit: Magnolia Pictures