Coco Before Chanel
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings
- Starring: Alessandro Nivola, Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde
- Summary: This is the story of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who begins her life as a headstrong orphan, and through an extraordinary journey becomes the legendary couturier who embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol of success, freedom and style. (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Director: Anne Fontaine
- Genre(s): Biography, Drama
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Positive: 21 out of 30
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Mixed: 8 out of 30
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Negative: 1 out of 30
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88The 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.
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80Anne Fontaine’s biopic transforms the designer’s early life into highbrow guilty-pleasure gold.
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60There are a select few artists who can take the same materials used by everyone else and create a masterpiece. Coco Chanel was one of them. Director Anne Fontaine is not.
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38The movie is neither an affecting romance (Coco even considers marrying Balsan because "I'd achieve social status") nor an inspiring success story. Chanel sold herself to one guy, happened to get customers through him, and took a start-up loan from another lover.
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Positive: 4 out of 5
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Mixed: 1 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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