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Coco Before Chanel
RRP: $28.96Our Price: $9.99 (subject to change)Editorial
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Audrey Tautou (The Da Vinci Code, Amélie) shines in this intriguing portrait of the early life of Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, the orphan who would build a fashion empire and be known universally by her nickname, Coco. She journeys from a mundane seamstress job to boisterous cabarets to the opulent French countryside, possessing little more than her unwavering determination, unique style and visionary talent. Also starring Benoît Poelvoorde (In His Hands) and Alessandro Nivola (Junebug). Featuring lush settings and stunning costume design, Coco Before Chanel is the gripping and dramatic story of an icon who defied convention and defined the modern woman.
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Before she became Coco, the world-famous fashion designer, Gabrielle Chanel (Audrey Tautou in a fiercely determined performance) struggled to make ends meet. After her mother's death, her father deposited her and her sister, Adrienne (Marie Gillain), at an orphanage, where they learned to sew (and where Chanel developed a taste for monochromatic ensembles). They went on to become cabaret singers, but when Adrienne runs off with a wealthy suitor, the newly christened Coco must go it alone until she meets gentleman farmer Étienne Balsan (Benoît Poelvoorde). She lives comfortably at his chateau, but he refuses to take her out in public, so she puts her skills as a seamstress to good use and designs outfits for his lady friends, like Emilienne (Emmanuelle Devos), an actress. Chanel's situation improves further when British investor Arthur "Boy" Capel (Alessandro Nivola with an impeccable French accent) enters the scene. Her working-class origins present less of a problem with Capel, though the couple will have other issues with which to contend. In the meantime, he gives her the money to open her own Parisian studio, and the film ends with the tweed suit-clad Chanel of the popular imagination. Until that time, writer-director Anne Fontaine (The Girl from Monaco) presents a very different character, a woman who wasn't worldly or sophisticated, but who saw no reason why fashion--or "style," as she called it--should be complicated or uncomfortable. In transforming herself, Coco Chanel transformed an entire industry and, arguably, an entire gender. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Excellent Film!Review date: 2010-07-31 Rating: 10 out of 10I am most happy with my video purchase! This is an Outstanding film. The explanation at the Dvd end by director Anne Fontaine gives such perspective to its magnificent creation and setting.
The condition of the DVD I received could not be better.
Bonne Seance.
ReviewsCoco Chanel's early lifeReview date: 2010-06-27 Rating: 8 out of 10Gabrielle Coco Channel with her personallity, fashion designs and perfume line is an icon for fashion industry. I have read many books about her and she definitely was fascinating and determined woman. This film is focusing on her early life, from the time she and her sister were dropped off at the orphanage until the time when she starter fer haute couture business in Paris. However, I find film to be showing her life as a romantic adventure and I firmly believe that it was anything but.
Audrey Tautou gives wonderful performance of a woman who was both strong and fragile. Coco was determined to separate herself from the crowd she is surrounded with. After all, her involvement with rich Parisian military officer has proved to her that she did not belong to the social classes of the higher standing and she had to pave her own way to financial independence. Although film focuses on her petite constitution and propensity to wear men's clothing - it does not address the fact that Coco earned her fame after WWI when she started sawing women's clothing from untraditional heavy materials such as wool, boucle and others.
The end of film is absolutely fascinating - the run show of her finest feminine dresses and hats is breathtaking. Definitely a film worth watching. Fine acting, music and clothes all around.Terrible SubtitlesReview date: 2010-06-14 Rating: 2 out of 10Unless you are fluent in French, this DVD is a total waste of money. The subtitles are nothing short of horrendous. Most of the time there are none and when one suddently appears it adds nothing to the storyline. I missed huge portions of the plot as a result.Great classicReview date: 2010-06-08 Rating: 8 out of 10Love this film. Just a little disappointed with the lack of detail in the ending.
Otherwise, excellent film, well worth watching 2 or 3 times over.My first time with subtitles and I liked it!Review date: 2010-05-23 Rating: 8 out of 10I wasn't sure if I could hang with subtitles -- In fact, I panicked thinking that there was no way I was going to enjoy this movie. I have to say that by the end, I loved it -- I'm glad I didn't turn it off!
Product Details/SpecificationsActor(s):
Audrey Tautou
Benoît Poelvoorde
Director(s):
Recording label: Sony Pictures Classics Manufacturer: Sony Pictures ClassicsEAN: 0043396331600Binding: DVDFormat: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Release date: 2010-02-16Universal product code (UPC): 043396331600Number of discs: 1Aspect ratio: 2.35:1Audience rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)Region code: 99Running time: 105 minutesTheatrical release date: 2009-09-25Language: French (Unknown)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: French (Original Language)
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
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