Coco Before Chanel
(2009)
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Coco Before Chanel
(2009)
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| Audrey Tautou | ... | ||
| Benoît Poelvoorde | ... | ||
| Alessandro Nivola | ... | ||
| Marie Gillain | ... | ||
| Emmanuelle Devos | ... | ||
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Régis Royer | ... | |
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Etienne Bartholomeus | ... | |
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Yan Duffas | ... | |
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Fabien Béhar | ... |
Patron boutique
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Roch Leibovici | ... |
Jean, le palefrenier
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Jean-Yves Chatelais | ... | |
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Pierre Diot | ... | |
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Vincent Nemeth | ... | |
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Bruno Abraham-Kremer | ... | |
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Lisa Cohen | ... | |
Several years after leaving the orphanage to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She's both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entrée into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing increasingly popular hats. When she falls in love with English businessman Arthur Capel further opportunities open up, though life becomes ever more complicated. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
I love Chanel. I can't actually afford the clothes, but that won't stop me from liking them. Just like reading one or two bad reviews didn't stop me from wanting to see 'Coco Avant Chanel'.
The first part of the movie seemed very promising. It didn't take me long to like Coco's character, and everything seemed to have a reasonable pace. Then the movie zooms in on Coco's relationship with 'Boy' and you keep hoping things get interesting, but they don't.
I spent most of the movie admiring the wonderful atmosphere while the lovebirds exchanged meaningful looks. I would have liked this movie more if it paid more attention to things like Coco's hat shop, rather than a relationship of which we all know the ending anyway.
The best thing about this movie is the wonderful atmosphere, but if you don't like slow romance you can skip this one.