Also, as with most biopics, the movie does turn into a bit of a puff piece about the subject. In this film, Coco Chanel is always the victim, never the aggressor.
Coco Chanel (2008)
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Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins
Genre: Television
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: COCO CHANEL begins with the fashion icon (deftly played by Shirley MacLaine) in her twilight years, steeped in wealth and fame, still issuing game-changing designs and collections. From here the... COCO CHANEL begins with the fashion icon (deftly played by Shirley MacLaine) in her twilight years, steeped in wealth and fame, still issuing game-changing designs and collections. From here the biopic looks backwards to the woman’s upbringing in an orphanage, and traces her path to ubiquity as it winds through poverty, wars, doomed romances, and rather glamorous betrayals. [More]
Starring: Barbara Bobulova, Malcolm McDowell
Starring: Barbara Bobulova, Malcolm McDowell
Director: Shirley MacLaine, Christian Duguay
Director: Shirley MacLaine, Christian Duguay
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