Friday, September 25, 2009 7:00PM - By Kara
This weekend, the latest film centering on the stylish Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel entitled, Coco Before Chanel hits theaters. The movie is slightly different than your run-of-the-mill biopic, because it doesn’t attempt to cover the entire lifespan of its subject. With a person like Chanel, a film of that stature would be too long, and too much. Instead of taking the traditional route, writer-director Anne Fontaine dives into the designer’s youth to find out what really made her tick.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009 2:20PM - By Kara
“Fashion passes, style remains,” is a memorable quote from the legendary designer Coco Chanel. In the latest film based on her mysterious and tumultuous life French actress Audrey Tautou takes on the role of the fashion pioneer. Coco Before Chanel is a film written and directed by Anne Fontaine, and there’s nothing better than a feature centered on a woman, starring a woman, that’s directed by a woman.
Audrey stars as Gabrielle Chanel the poor orphan girl who would later become a fashion and fragrance icon. We had the opportunity to speak with Tautou about the pressure of playing someone of such stature, and the anxiety that comes along with it.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:00PM - By Kara
A little while ago, we were able to talk one on one with the writer and director of Coco Before Chanel, Anne Fontaine, about her new biopic about Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel starring Audrey Tatou. The film highlights the life of Chanel before her incredible success.
During the interview we discussed what drew her to making a film about the Gabrielle Chanel before she became the fashion icon, finding the perfect actors for the film, the involvement in the Chanel house, and much more.
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Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:50PM - By Mali Elfman
Well, it looks amazing. Unfortunately, the whole thing is in French, so I have no clue what it going on. Although let’s face it, if you’re going to see this movie, you’re not going for the dialogue, you’re going for the clothes. It’s like a high class Sex in the City movie.
The film stars the adorable, Audrey Tautou as Coco herself in a film was loosely based on Edmonde Charles-Roux’s book, L’Irrégulière: Ou, Mon Itinéraire Chanel. Alessandro Nivola, an American playing a Frenchman (someone in France just rolled their eyes) plays Coco’s lover. He certainly looks the part in this trailer, although I never imagined him in a film like this, so I’m interested in seeing his final performance.
The film was adapted for the screen by the Director Anne Fontaine and Christopher Hampton and from this trailer, looks absolutely fabulous. Check it out the trailer thanks to Cinematical and FirstShowing for yourself below…
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