Coco Before Chanel
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- Synopsis
- Amélie and The Da Vinci Code star Audrey Tautou stars as legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel in this biopic penned by director Anne Fontaine and screenwriter Camille Fontaine in collaboration with Christopher Hampton....
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- Director(s)
- Anne Fontaine
- Distributor(s)
- Sony Classics
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 110 min.
Critic Reviews
The naturalism of Anne Fontaine's film would be at home in a novel by Dreiser. Her star Audrey Tautou, who could make lovability into a career, avoids any effort to make Coco Chanel nice, or soft, or particularly sympathetic.Read the full review
This refreshing alternative to the usual potted biopic provides an absorbing look at a singular, steely determination as it was forged and annealed, long before it made itself known to the world.Read the full review
A superior filmed biography that brings intelligence, restraint and style to what could have been a more standard treatment.Read the full review
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65% Coco Before Chanel
12/09/09 Though it doesn't quite capture the complexity of its subject's life, Coco Avant Chanel remains a fascinating, appropriately lovely tribute. | Rotten Tomatoes -
Fashion takes place in artists' ateliers
11/29/09 "My stitching has more merits and admirers than all your scribblings put together. And I can make money from it." | Variety -
65% Coco Before Chanel
11/20/09 Though it doesn't quite capture the complexity of its subject's life, Coco Avant Chanel remains a fascinating, appropriately lovely tribute. | Rotten Tomatoes -
67% Coco Before Chanel
11/18/09 Though it doesn't quite capture the complexity of its subject's life, Coco Avant Chanel remains a fascinating, appropriately lovely tribute. | Rotten Tomatoes -
Composer Alexandre Desplat on a roll
11/16/09 The Paris-born composer ("The Queen," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") has written music for nine films over the past 12 months, six of which are potentially eligible in this year's round of awards-giving and two of which are presumably major contenders for next year's honors. | Variety -
65% Coco Before Chanel
11/05/09 Though it doesn't quite capture the complexity of its subject's life, Coco Avant Chanel remains a fascinating, appropriately lovely tribute. | Rotten Tomatoes -
66% Coco Before Chanel
11/03/09 Though it doesn't quite capture the complexity of its subject's life, Coco Avant Chanel remains a fascinating, appropriately lovely tribute. | Rotten Tomatoes -
67% Coco Before Chanel
11/02/09 Though it doesn't quite capture the complexity of its subject's life, Coco Avant Chanel remains a fascinating, appropriately lovely tribute. | Rotten Tomatoes -
67% Coco Before Chanel
10/29/09 Though it doesn't quite capture the complexity of its subject's life, Coco Avant Chanel remains a fascinating, appropriately lovely tribute. | Rotten Tomatoes -
68% Coco Before Chanel
10/23/09 Though it doesn't quite capture the complexity of its subject's life, Coco Avant Chanel remains a fascinating, appropriately lovely tribute. | Rotten Tomatoes