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22 April 2009 (Belgium) morePlot:
The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world. | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Audrey Tautou | ... | Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel | |
| Benoît Poelvoorde | ... | Étienne Balsan | |
| Alessandro Nivola | ... | Arthur 'Boy' Capel | |
| Marie Gillain | ... | Adrienne Chanel | |
| Emmanuelle Devos | ... | Emilienne d'Alençon | |
| Régis Royer | ... | Alec, le jockey | |
| Etienne Bartholomeus | ... | Maître d'hôtel Balsan | |
| Yan Duffas | ... | Maurice de Nexon | |
| Fabien Béhar | ... | Patron boutique | |
| Roch Leibovici | ... | Jean, le palefrenier | |
| Jean-Yves Chatelais | ... | Directeur beuglant | |
| Pierre Diot | ... | Acteur théâtre | |
| Vincent Nemeth | ... | Gros homme théâtre | |
| Bruno Abraham-Kremer | ... | Tailleur Deauville | |
| Lisa Cohen | ... | Gabrielle Chanel, 10 ans |
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Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:AL | South Korea:15 | Ireland:12A | Hong Kong:IIA | USA:PG-13 (certificate #45445) | Portugal:M/12Fun Stuff
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It may be a subject that will not automatically appeal to many. However, this movie is certainly worth watching.
Audrey Tautou, complete with all the mannerisms and dark looks of Coco Chanel, plays a magnificent role. We start of at the miserable beginning of Gabrielle Chanel's life, in an orphanage. It quickly becomes clear that this is not the story about some high-society woman who got bored and decided to make clothes in a style that was unheard of at that time, even for people who don't know anything about the life of Coco Chanel. We see her, slowly but surely, clawing her way up in society, using her charm and wit, but most of all: her outspokenness, always telling what she thinks.
Cinematographically, this film is outstanding too. Throughout the film, certain elements of clothing (black and white patterns, stripes, men's shirts) are shown through an unclear lens, to point out that even the most early views of Coco on fashion were incorporated in her style later.
This film is not just a story about Coco's success, it's also about her struggle to fit in in a society that differed so much from her own opinions, about her losses and heartaches. All in all, we get a complete picture of the icon that is still loved and admired today.