The first couple of episodes started promising but the series as a whole didn't measure up to expectation as the paralleling storylines of Christian Dior and Coco Chanel didn't quite go so well together. You're left feeling like the series are all over the place as you start wondering mid-way through, what is it trying to achieve? Is it a story of the darker, less known side of Chanel, or a story about the slow rise and success of modest and conscientious Dior, or is it also maybe about the redemption of Resistance fighters who survive the atrocities of Nazi regime in WWII?
I think if the series were narrowed down to one main protagonist, either Chanel or Dior and either of their surroundings, it would have done better as a whole.
It was worth watching for me still since I love Juliette Binoche and it's one of her rarest performances as an antihero when she's well-known for playing likeable, loving and softer characters. She is excellent in this and it just proves again her undeniable talent and presence on the screen.
I think if the series were narrowed down to one main protagonist, either Chanel or Dior and either of their surroundings, it would have done better as a whole.
It was worth watching for me still since I love Juliette Binoche and it's one of her rarest performances as an antihero when she's well-known for playing likeable, loving and softer characters. She is excellent in this and it just proves again her undeniable talent and presence on the screen.