Before she became a fashion icon to generations, Coco Chanel was a young woman of poor means with an eye for design and if you’re at all familiar with the woman behind the brand, you’ll shake your head that’s it taken this long for a biopic on her life. Not only did she change the face of fashion for ever, in her own way she was also a radical feminist and a woman who didn’t believe in being kept down by “the man”.
From director Anne Fontaine comes Coco avant Chanel (“Coco Before Chanel”), a film staring the beautiful Audrey Tautou as Coco. As the title suggests, the film documents the rise of the woman into the icon. Unlike Andrew, I don’t think this is going to be anything as unique as I’m Not There and looking at the trailer, I seem to be correct. It looks like a fairly typical biopic but I’m hopeful that between Tautou, Coco’s story and the gorgeous looking set and costume designs, this will be a winner.
I’ve tracked down the first trailer for the film but sadly, it’s in French with no subtitles. Thankfully, it’s very easy on the eyes and even with my limited knowledge of French, I managed to follow the gist of the conversations. I expect we’ll be seeing a subtitled version in the coming months as the film’s North American release approaches.
Coco avant Chanel opens in France on April 22nd and I expect Warner Brothers will release the film in the US later this year.
Audrey Tautou is so gorgeous. And so good.