Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

  • 2009


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53 % Rotten
$ 5 Million
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Positive Reviews 31
Negative reviews 5
Average Rating 3.3/5
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1.5
Theres no depth to the characterization, but its contours are as sharp and engrossing as an Art Deco print. Av Club
2.5
But the movie, by Dutch director Jan Kounen, is all surfaces, set pieces, Significant Looks, and voguing the same strictures Chanel and Stravinsky sou .. EW
3.8
The performances are well modulated to project exactly what the director, Jan Kounen, wants to say about these two people. Rogerebert
3.0
The movies finale simultaneously provides an ideal cap to its hauntingly beautiful strengths and a glaring reminder of its weaknesses. Indie Wire
4.5
Its about the slow, inevitable grind of marriage any kind of marriage with all of its giddy peaks and melancholy, abyssal trenches. Austin Chronicle
3.8
In its final moments, the movie forgets that its ethos is one of glacial genius ensnared in fleshy desires, but even this belly flop of a denouement m ..
2.5
The filmmaking style is rote biopic mode; events sinuously follow one another yet disclose few details.
3.8
For at least a half hour, Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky is a brilliant and exciting film and seems almost sure to be one of the best of 2010.Then it b .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
It captures the biopic cliches tastefully without ever erupting into life.
2.5
Lovely and lifeless, the result is a traditional portrait of two defiers of tradition. The Globe And Mail
3.8
But this is an act less of charity, or patronage, than of selfishness and desire. Philly
3.0
For her the evening is a triumph and a hint of something to come. Spirituality And Practice
3.1
But it still manages to be a beautifully detailed if emotionally frosty account of the love affair between the great, groundbreaking fashion designer .. Rogers Movie Nation
3.0
Its clever, witty filmmaking, punctuated with moments that are truly wonderful. Shadows On The Wall
3.0
(Oh, the tension, etc.)That said, Kounen has a terrific eye for detail and orchestrates several powerful scenes that feel very naturalistic, most nota .. View London
2.5
Dutch born director and co writer Jan Kounen makes the typical biopic mistake of drawing a one to one correspondence between the lives of artists and .. Cs Monitor
3.5
Viewers wed to standard storytelling may find the portrait vacuous. Film Journal International ..
2.5
But this drama seems determined to paint Chanel in a much less flattering light. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
To sleep wrapped in this movie would be no different than watching it. Boston
2.0
Except that it isnt the end of the film.If only to justify the extreme lengths taken to recreate Stravinskys concerts and Chanels house both of which .. Smh
4.0
The Lowdown: A fascinating, beautiful film that, even while suffering from largely undefined characters, succeeds enough to make it worthwhile. Mountain X
3.1
Jan Kounens film is ravishingly beautiful, but inhumanly cool. The severe black and white deco interiors of Chanels estate suggest an elegant chessboa .. Star Tribune
2.5
Anyone enduring this visually appealing yet emotionally inert film by Dutch director Jan Kounen, based on a novel by Chris Greenhalgh (who also script .. Toronto Star
3.0
The whole movie has the immaculate visual gloss of a Chanel advert, which is no bad thing. Guardian
4.0
Still, its not a truly uplifting experience, and only fitfully engaging.
2.0
Stilted performances and an odd whimper of an ending are further flaws in this good looking but turgid period piece. Express
2.5
Kounen has a wonderful eye for detail, and his preference for long tracking shots gives the movie a bit of visual grandeur to offset its too mundane p .. Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
The expansion will bring 135 new cards to the game, and eager beavers can pre purchase a The Witchwood bundle to get 50 card packs, a card back called .. Total Film
2.2
Coco Chanel is depicted as a heartless home wrecker in director Jan Kounens pointless biopic drama. Coles Mithey
3.8
The results are a truly original doc and one of the years best, on par with Exit Through the Gift Shop, heartfelt and funny and thoroughly entertainin ..
3.1
But the film rises or falls on the performances of Mouglalis and Mikkelsen, who give a fair go at conveying what runs deep under the still waters of C .. Groucho Reviews
2.5
Kounen and his team leave these questions unresolved, but then its hard to see how the knots that bind art, morality and business could be disentangle .. The Age
3.0
But this film is less interested in any complex meeting of wills than it is in style. Abc
2.0
Its hardly inspiring stuff though.Likewise, anyone who considers Chanel a feminist icon on the basis of this film is more likely a misogynist. Digital Spy
4.3
The result is a rigorous and probably fairly accurate portrait of what it was like to be in the presence of these two. Ar Kansas Online
3.5
Their emotional exchange is something else, because Stravinsky is as much of a snob as Chanel. Hollywood And Fine
3.8
Its their genius and confidence that keeps us glued to the screen, that indescribable tractor beam of artistic toil that often doubles as an aphrodisi .. Brian Or Ndorf
3.8
And although its dispassionate and prosaic title suggests a dry biography or documentary, what this French language film really portrays is nearly as .. Js Online
3.1
This French production is a film about how style can be substantial; about how ideas about Art can be smashed by discordant sounds and new lines and s .. Sbs
2.5
Unfortunately, this episode comes right at the start of the movie, and nothing that follows has anything like the same excitement or energy.I dont bla .. What So
3.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. New York Time Out
4.0
But really the film is about familyfrom pretty much every angle you can imagine. Washington City Paper
4.0
While the sets and costume designs of this film are also stunning the real stylistic triumph is its cinematography. Cinema Autopsy
3.5
All bio pix are by definition ridiculous since their subjects have to be manifestly unique peoplewhy else would the movie be madewhile what makes them .. Ny Books
3.0
But while its appearance is sumptuous, whats on the inside of a fascinating if limited sketch of a creative affair is less remarkable. Perth Now



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