- It never occurred to me that you could just drop your kids off at an orphanage even though you were still alive.
- What irked me about the trailer for this movie was it’s “one man opened her eyes , one man opened her heart” schtick because this movie is about her, not them. It’s especially obnoxious in light of the fact that the movie is so very much not about that anyway; it’s about her origins, but it’s made very clear that she had her own style, passions, and rebelliousness long before she met either of the men who were major players in her life during the period depicted. Did they influence her? Sure. But I feel like it would have been more accurate to say “One man opened his closet…” or rather “One woman rifled through one man’s closet and took all his best vests.” That doesn’t do much for trying to sell this as an epic romance, of course.
- I thought they integrated Coco’s descent into the world of fashion pretty well. Usually I find these things hit or miss with biopic origin stories, where the movie tends to be more about the personal dramas than about the work that made the subject famous in the first place, but there was a nice balance here since Coco’s take on fashion seemed ground just as much in personal politics as it did with the intersection of utility and style. She’s seen creating and evolving her style throughout the film rather than in isolated vignettes that are supposed to remind us why the movie was made in the first place.
- I think I’d like a string of pearls.
- I kind of loved how she just showed up at Balsan’s manor uninvited and then ended up staying for ages (years?).
- I also liked their matching pyjamas, of which I now want a pair because I really liked the black piping.
- Audrey Tautou is cute as a button. I’m pretty sure the hair stylists were using Yoko Ono as inspiration in some of the scenes where her hair was loose.
- The guy who played Billy, the young paleontology student with a crush on Dr. Grant, in Jurassic Park III was Chanel’s second suitor, OMG. I didn’t recognize him until I looked him up on IMDB.
- A fight broke out at my screening. Okay, it was more of an argument, but in a packed theatre of senior citizens this was not something I was expecting. From what I could gather, some douche was using his cell phone during the movie so he got told off by the couple beside him and it escalated from there. The douche left and went to get security, who came back and asked the couple to go with them. I don’t know what happened after that but it seems pretty clear to me that if your cell phone is still on during the movie, you’re the one who is in the wrong. People. Etiquette. It’s not that hard.
Coco Avant Chanel
Better than I was expecting from the trailer.
IMDB Plot Synopsis The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world.
i just wanted to say that i found your blog via the playlist and i dig your style. i’ve only read a handful of reviews (or “reactions,” if you will) so far, but i like your writing. you’re snarky, but not obnoxiously so (*cough*the playlist*cough*), which is a fine line few know how to tread. also, you seem to know a bit about art and the art world, which is always a plus.
so i just wanted to say hi; i’m totally bookmarking this joint. oh, since you like risk, i should mention that, whilst living in portland, or., i shot a documentary on hardcore risk players called “of dice and men.” and it’s every bit as riotous as it sounds.
Heh, the perceived lack of obnoxiousness might be because I know very little about film. Thanks for stopping by, Aaron.