I've never been interested in Coco Chanel or Christian Dior until now. I know that the story isn't accurate, but it evokes an emotional response with both designers having to live through Nazi occupied France and what life must've been like during the hardest times. John Malkovich is so honest in his betrayal of Lelong, a businessman, working with artists, and how high the stakes were for him trying to keep his business going. When actors tend to overdo accents it comes off as unnatural, but it was very natural. John Malkovich should win an award for this. I wish he would have done more work like this in his long career. Roles like this is where his lineage belongs. The oooff when Christian decides to leave is so relatable. Of course Ben Mendelssohn is extraordinary, when is he not. I don't get emotional but this show evokes every emotion. Thank you.
Review of The New Look
