The actress best known for her roles in Amélie and A Very Long Engagement (forgetting for a second about The Da Vinci Code) is mesmerising. Charming, funny, beautiful... I have no idea if she was anything like Coco Chanel but she manages to capture the spirit of what Chanel has always stood for.
The film other than it's lead actress is enjoyable. It's set in France, it's a period piece, it has great humour, but it lacks some momentum and at times dragged and lost its way.
Coco Before Chanel contains very little of the fashion it's namesake is best remembered for. Hardly surprising given the title of the film, but sad nonetheless.
I would recommend the film, but not over An Education which also features in this years festival and releases shortly after Coco.
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3 Stars
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