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angelicidea

22Dec11

Largely schematic and pretty boring at certain parts.

goeienag

28Nov11

It was a fine film. I expected so much more, but....whadayagunnado?

I expected this film to be a lot more ennuyeux than it was in the end. Still, I somehow felt like it didn’t do justice to Coco Chanel’s life. At times, it was more like watching a Rosamunde Pilcher adaptation instead of a biopic about a strong, creative and also controversial woman. I’d love to see a film that covered her entire life, with a script that offered more to its leading actress.

Altero

15Nov11

“Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves” Alessandro Nivola quoting Emily Brontë

Fabiola

5Sep11

...Beautiful film <3.

Annisa Ayuningtyas

5Aug11

Audrey Tautou makes this film worth-watching :3

The Shadow

1Aug11

An atmospheric and elegant film. Audrey Tautou is as captivating as always but in this radiates real strength.

Karinita Ivette

24Jul11

Commercially elaborated, that's for sure. I still have a thing for Audrey Tautou, I somewhat enjoyed it.

Giulia Boileau

13May11

7 euros wasted.

fleur de chair

24Mar11

Massively disappointed.

Daniel S.

7Feb11

Clichés and more clichés. TV movie. I had the feeling to visit a Museum of Decorative Arts, that's all and that's not enough. In short, Anne Fontaine is not Julie Taymor and Coco Chanel was no Frida Kahlo. A DVD zone lost time that will never come back.

João Krefer

30Dec10

Irrelevant.

comeandsee

28Nov10

what a disappointment. this film appears to badly want to be 'la vie en rose'. tautou puts in another brilliant turn, confirming her place as one of the worlds best. yet Fontaine got this very badly wrong. the story deserves better than this, coco chanel deserves better than this, which is just another hollywood-lite picture oversentamentalised till any semblance of emotional intensity is dead.

Mugino

22Nov10

This is the kind of sentimental "chick flick" that doesn't do any favors for women in cinema. It's a competent but unremarkable effort that drifts from scene to scene without much introspection. Why not explore the odd dichotomy of a fiercely independent woman whose success depended heavily on the patronage of wealthy men? Only Tautou's presence and the gorgeous clothes recreated by C. Leterrier kept my interest.

WhatsUpWill

6Aug10

For the record, I'm only giving this a 4/5 stars because I can't give it a 3.5. It was alright. Incredibly well made, but so uninteresting as well. I think I may go back... 3 stars sounds better!

hakaima sadamitsu

4Aug10

Charming at times, but never touching or daring. Audrey did a fine job, but the director turned a helluva story into some hollywood-esque mash of scenes. Meh

Phoebe R

18May10

It's rare for me to be touched by films. This one did... and I'm not sure why. Maybe its Tatou and her moments. :)

Julie Espinosa

28Feb10

Nice, yet the painfully obvious narrative techniques keep it from being remarkable.

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facundo

16Feb10

Me gusto bastante la historia y Tautou hermosa como siempre.

fabridoss

29Jan10

The film is too conventional in its structure and images for character like Chanel, who was very forward-looking at her time. Considerably boring and annoying in that sense.

helen

27Jan10

so it loved it, the moment is great and she was a warrior and "amazona" of her time in her own glamorous way (*)

Mother of God

8Jan10

I see lots of similarity between this movie with Cottilard's La Vie en Rose, but somehow I still prefer Cottilard's.. Tautou did a good job as usual but I need more than good, I need a great one. The story will be so much better if they focus on the career not the love story which I think is not that special.

Yuko T.

16Nov09

I get that Chanel is known for her minimalism during her day and age, but the dresses she designed in the movie were just not appealing. Reminded me more of minimalist Jil Sander rather than decadent Chanel. It's quite ironic that Chanel is now perceived as a more over-the-top brand whereas Coco thought differently.

MostlyDead

16Nov09

Coco Before Chanel has the charm and grace as an Audrey Hepburn movie and that makes it perfect Oscar bait

arlinda

11Nov09

What is of interest in this film is to see how much Coco Chanel borrowed from men's clothes to transform women's fashion aesthetic. The rest, frankly is a so-so melodrama.

mina

11Nov09

I really enjoyed all the performances, particularly Audrey Tautou's, and contrary to some other opinions expressed here, I felt the pacing and emotion were really engaging and sympathetic. Plus the last shot was incredibly beautiful.

Lena Leus

5Oct09

I expected more out of that film. I’d say weakly retold story of Chanel's life. Nothing new but it might be interesting for a person who knows nothing about Chanel. I did not feel her real passion, hard work and dedication – yes, but not passion. Very average performance of Audrey Tautou, we saw her in better roles. The big plus is for soundtrack.

junkie

5Sep09

Soppy film. Was expecting much more nuance and flair in the filmmaking, but all it contained were overdetermined references to chanel-esque style points: black & white, pearls, lace, and whatnot. Riveting? naw.