Miu Miu's The Door - Behind The Scene Pictures

The Door, by Ava DuVernay, the fifth Miu Miu Women’s Tale, is a celebration of the transformative power of feminine bonds, and a symbolic story of life change.

The symbolic centre of The Door is the front entrance of the protagonist’s home. As she opens it to greet a friend in the powerfully framed opening scenes, she is shrouded in an oblique sadness. “In the film, characters arrive at the door of a friend in need, bringing something of themselves,” explains director DuVernay. “Eventually, we witness our heroine ready to walk through the door on her own. The door in the film represents a pathway to who we are.”

Clothing is also a symbol of renewal, each change of costume charting our heroine’s emergence from a chrysalis of sadness. In the final scenes, she takes off her ring, pulls on long, black leather gloves, and walks, transformed by the emotive power of the clothing, through the door.

Ava DuVernay was the first African-American woman to win the Best Director Prize at Sundance Film Festival, for her second feature, Middle of Nowhere, in 2012. The Door stars Gabrielle Union, Alfre Woodard, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Adepero Oduye and singer-songwriter Goapele.

Text taken from MiuMiu.com

Miu Miu Presents "The Door" by Ava DuVernay

Miu Miu has presented its new installment in the Miu Miu Women's Tales: The Door directed by Ava DuVernay.

"I look at the films I make as my children, in a way. I love them all because they are a part of me. This is certainly true of The Door. It's the shortest one of my 'kids', but definitely the most well-dressed! As far as themes, lost love is a recurring notion in my work lately. I'm intrigued by who we become when the person we lean on, the person we consider our anchor, is no longer there.

As a filmmaker, I embrace costume design as a crucial element in the creation of my characters and the narrative as a whole. This project with Miu Miu allowed me to delve into that idea even further by actually beginning with the wardrobe and developing characters around the designs as opposed to vice versa.

I admire people who bring new life and energy to make good ideas even greater. From what I know of [Miuccia Prada], she took a family business of a certain size and through focused creativity turned it into a truly legendary fashion empire. That's amazing and admirable."

-Ava DuVernay, as taken from Dazed Digital.