Coco Avant Chanel (2.5/5)
Dendy Opera Quays, Sydney
4th July 2009
(Director: Anne Fontaine, Cast: Audrey Tautou (Coco Chanel), Benoît Poelvoorde (Étienne Balsan), Alessandro Nivola (Arthur 'Boy' Capel))
Like the haute couture one associates with Chanel this movie goes for simplicity and elegance. Unfortunately it achieves one but not the other - a gentle story lacking real depth. Everyone is a little too nice or a little too naïve. What inspired Chanel to create a new fashion is only lightly explored when the early 20th century offers so much social and technological dynamism.
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