Over the weekend, I had the chance to watch Anne Fontaine's film, "Coco Before Chanel." The film focused less on the life of Coco (Gabrielle Chanel) as a designer and more on the designer's childhood and her pre-iconic days. Immediately, we learn that Coco has a very strong sense of self and is obsessed with the color black.
Although many reviews criticized the film for not focusing on Coco’s life as a designer and for not being literal enough, I personally believe the film's overall subtlety makes the film more real and beautiful. In many ways, the film's slowness serves as an accurate illustration of the daily life as an aspiring designer. You begin your career by making a hat or two day, a painfully slow and doubtful process – and once you’ve made enough hats, it’s time for you to move onto some dresses and suits. Until then, it's hard for you to tell if you're as gifted as everyone says.
On a side note, here's the rating from a NYT article (he he): “Coco Before Chanel” is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). It has sexual situations and a lot of cigarettes. No nudity, though, which would be a distraction from all those lovely clothes.
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