COCO AVANT CHANEL - Anne Fontaine (2009)

I expected pretty much because of the previous films with Audrey Tautou like A Very Long Engagement or Amelie from Montmartre, but also because of the theme - Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel is a great person from french history. This biographical film could be better - Maybe I have this feeling because I knew the story of Chanel, so there was nothing what could me surprise.

I estimate costumes and the setting - they are precious. The woman fashion before 1910 was fussy and overdecorated - Chanel started to produce dateless fashion. At first she used men´s clothes and transformed them to women´s fashion. She was supported by her rich lovers. The costumes are beautifully made.

Why they have chosen Audrey Tautou for the main character? She is wellknown adorable actress who attract audience to cinema and she also looks like Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel.