(Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel and Alessandro Nivola as Boy Capel)
Blessed by the Maison CHANEL, Coco Before Chanel tells the story of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. Chanel embodied the modern woman of her time, a timeless symbol of success, freedom and style.
I’d recommend the movie for the beautiful settings and costumes, but if you really want to learn about the brand and its heritage, you’re better off in a library as this film focuses mainly on the 2 men involved in her early life. For someone whose life’s work amounted to a worldwide empire, you’d be surprised the film about her life just feels so small.
Audrey Tatou plays the title role. Gone is all the charm exhibited in Amelie, replaced by a colder mask of sheer determination to rise above her humble beginnings as a cabaret dancer to become arguably the most important woman in fashion in her time and beyond.
(Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel and Alessandro Nivola as Boy Capel)
Watch for the film to be released this September 2009.
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