Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
France 2010, 119 mins
Director: Jan Kounen
Starring: Anna Mouglalis, Mads Mikkelsen
Director: Jan Kounen
Starring: Anna Mouglalis, Mads Mikkelsen
This sumptuous biopic delves into the style icon's past to bring her creative inspirations to the fore.
The year is 1913, and Coco Chanel (Mouglalis, GAINSBOURG) meets Igor Stravinsky (Mikkelsen, VALHALLA RISING) for the first time, at a performance of his revolutionary yet then controversial ballet, The Rite of Spring.
Seven years later and Stravinsky is broke and living on the margins of society.
From here Kounen spotlights the unique and passionate relationship between the two inimitable cultural forces, telling how their friendship bloomed into a fiery love affair that would profoundly alter the course of both their lives.
As Chanel launches her signature scent, No.5, nurturing her label into a world famous brand, Stravinsky sets about rebuilding his shattered career to change the face of classical music forever.
