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Coco Chanel

  • TV Movie
  • 20082008
  • PGPG
  • 2h 19m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
3.6K
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Coco Chanel (2008)
  • Biography
  • Drama
The life story of legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel.The life story of legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel.The life story of legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel.
IMDb RATING
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3.6K
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  • Director
    • Christian Duguay
  • Writers
    • James Carrington(screenplay)
    • Carla Giulia Casalini
    • Jeffrey Hatcher
  • Stars
    • Daria Baykalova
    • Barbora Bobulova
    • Brigitte Boucher
Top credits
  • Director
    • Christian Duguay
  • Writers
    • James Carrington(screenplay)
    • Carla Giulia Casalini
    • Jeffrey Hatcher
  • Stars
    • Daria Baykalova
    • Barbora Bobulova
    • Brigitte Boucher
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    • 19User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Shirley MacLaine in Coco Chanel (2008)
    Shirley MacLaine in Coco Chanel (2008)
    Barbora Bobulova and Katie McGovern in Coco Chanel (2008)
    Katie McGovern in Coco Chanel (2008)
    Stefano De Nardis and Simona Sciannimanico on Set for "Coco Chanel" - 2008
    Stefano De Nardis and Shirley MacLaine on Set for "Coco Chanel" - 2008
    Coco Chanel (2008)
    Shirley MacLaine and Barbora Bobulova in Coco Chanel (2008)

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    Daria Baykalova
    Daria Baykalova
    Barbora Bobulova
    Barbora Bobulova
    • Young Coco Chanelas Young Coco Chanel
    Brigitte Boucher
    Brigitte Boucher
    • Madame de Rochefortas Madame de Rochefort
    Emilie Caillon
    • Betteas Bette
    Alice Cambournac
    • Francineas Francine
    Valentina Carnelutti
    Valentina Carnelutti
    • Sister thereseas Sister therese
    Cécile Cassel
    Cécile Cassel
    • Gabrielle Dorziatas Gabrielle Dorziat
    Carla Cassola
    • Madre Superioraas Madre Superiora
    Valeria Cavalli
    Valeria Cavalli
    • Elisabeth Ducrotas Elisabeth Ducrot
    • (as Valéria Cavalli)
    Francesca Cavallin
    • Lady Dianaas Lady Diana
    Brigitte Christensen
    Brigitte Christensen
    • Alexandra of Russiaas Alexandra of Russia
    Robert Dawson
    Robert Dawson
    • Lord Fryas Lord Fry
    Marine Delterme
    Marine Delterme
    • Emilienne d'Alenconas Emilienne d'Alencon
    Alessandro Demcenko
    Alessandro Demcenko
    • Architectas Architect
    Jean-Claude Dreyfus
    Jean-Claude Dreyfus
    • Paul Poiretas Paul Poiret
    Anny Duperey
    Anny Duperey
    • Madame Desboutinsas Madame Desboutins
    Pascal Fromage
    • A ministeras A minister
    Cosimo Fusco
    Cosimo Fusco
    • Albertas Albert
    • Director
      • Christian Duguay
    • Writers
      • James Carrington(screenplay)
      • Carla Giulia Casalini
      • Jeffrey Hatcher
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Daria Baykalova's debut.
    • Goofs
      In Deauville, the newspaper headline announcing the outbreak of the war incorrectly states, "Archduke Francis Joseph" had been assassinated in Sarajevo. Francis (Franz) Joseph was the reigning Austrian emperor and was not most certainly not assassinated. His nephew and heir to the empire, Francis (Franz) Ferdinand was assassinated.
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    User reviews19

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    Top review
    7/10
    Old-fashioned miniseries, courtesy of Lifetime
    Lifetime's 2008 film "Coco Chanel" brings back the miniseries of the 1980s, many of which were based on novels by Judith Krantz or her ilk and starred people like Jane Seymour or Stefanie Powers. When the networks ran out of money and their viewerships dropped, they stopped making them.

    Lifetime can't do the work of three networks, but it can occasionally bring us something like the entertaining "Coco Chanel" and a star like Shirley MacLaine in the lead as the older, reminiscing Chanel and Barbora Bobulova as the young Chanel. The fascinating queen of haute couture has been the subject of a Broadway show, a movie starring Audrey Tatou, and several other films, two of which are about her relationship with Igor Stravinsky.

    The film does a good job of showing Chanel's poor background, love life, and rise to fame, including her beginnings as a hat maker, the introduction of Chanel No. 5, the Chanel suit, and the little black dress, but eliminates much of probably the most fascinating period of her life, World War II. During that time. she was arrested for war crimes but never tried due to the intervention of the Royal Family. I suppose that's a movie in itself.

    Coco Chanel changed the way women dressed and also introduced a new philosophy of fashion - women should dress for themselves and not their men, and true fashion comes from the streets, or it isn't fashion. She also emphasized the use of accessories. She was a powerful woman from a humble background in a class-conscious society and depended upon alliances with the wealthy to get her where she needed to go.

    In showing this, the movie does a very good job and could not have picked anyone better to play the icon than Shirley MacLaine, who does a fantastic job. One complaint I have is that, as much as I liked Barbora Bobulova, there wasn't enough of the older Chanel. MacLaine's performance really dominates the movie, even when she's not in a scene! I also liked her suggestion of an accent rather than a full-out French accent. The French accents weren't really necessary (though in a way they were, if the actor was French) because the characters weren't really speaking English with a French accent, they were speaking French. In that case, no accent is necessary. MacLaine gave Chanel more of a cosmopolitan accent.

    All in all, a strong portrait of a fascinating woman.
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    • Release date
      • September 13, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Lifetime TV
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Коко Шанель
    • Production companies
      • Lux Vide
      • Pampa Production
      • Alchemy Television
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9

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