This movie seemed unidimensional to me - only about the men and romances in Coco Chanel's life.
I knew that this movie was not supposed to be about the Chanel Brand - but about the life of Gabrielle Chanel before she and her brand became iconic; however, when one is watching a movie about a person who is known by the brand they created, one does want to see how and when they made it big.
It was an okay movie if you're just looking for some regular day time entertainment - and if this is a genre you like.
If, however, you're looking to see how Coco Chanel transitioned from an orphan of limited means to being one of the biggest fashion icons of the century - this is not it.
Initially the movie progresses at a very slow pace, and then suddenly moves so fast that it skips all the major details. I read in Chanel's biography that Coco lived with Balsan for 3 years and was in a relationship with Boy for 9 years - from the movie I couldn't have imagined for this long a period to have passed.
The movie leaves many questions unanswered - when she first moved to Paris to pursue a career - what did she first do? How did she get started and how did she gain popularity? What made her famous?How did the house of Chanel come into being? The movie seems incomplete.. I know that wasn't the theme of the movie - but I strongly believe that even a 10 minute part about the making of Chanel as we know it would have given it a lot more context.
I knew that this movie was not supposed to be about the Chanel Brand - but about the life of Gabrielle Chanel before she and her brand became iconic; however, when one is watching a movie about a person who is known by the brand they created, one does want to see how and when they made it big.
It was an okay movie if you're just looking for some regular day time entertainment - and if this is a genre you like.
If, however, you're looking to see how Coco Chanel transitioned from an orphan of limited means to being one of the biggest fashion icons of the century - this is not it.
Initially the movie progresses at a very slow pace, and then suddenly moves so fast that it skips all the major details. I read in Chanel's biography that Coco lived with Balsan for 3 years and was in a relationship with Boy for 9 years - from the movie I couldn't have imagined for this long a period to have passed.
The movie leaves many questions unanswered - when she first moved to Paris to pursue a career - what did she first do? How did she get started and how did she gain popularity? What made her famous?How did the house of Chanel come into being? The movie seems incomplete.. I know that wasn't the theme of the movie - but I strongly believe that even a 10 minute part about the making of Chanel as we know it would have given it a lot more context.