- Actors: Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld
- Directors: Eila Hershon;Roberto Guerra
- Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language: English, French
- Subtitles: German, English, French, Italian
- Region: All Regions
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Arthaus Musik
- Release Date: Oct 27 2009
- Run Time: 61 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B001GO1XOG
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#33,603 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #47 in DVD > En français > Spectacles, Musique et Humour > DVD musicaux par genres > Classique
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Beyond the icon,
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This review is from: Chanel Chanel (DVD)
The key to Chanel' success was that she started to do the right thing at exactly the right time. Women's fashion was cumbersome and restrictive when she came on the scene. Chanel's styles released these bonds. She came from humble origins, but by utilizing the wealth of the men she `befriended', and drawing on their wealthy friends as clientele, she grew from a little shop in a resort town to becoming a major fashion house in Paris. It is noted that she mixed with the artistic luminaries of her time, Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau, and others. She was at the peak of her success in the mid-1930s, but World War II forced her to close her house and she was exiled in Switzerland until she had a comeback in the 1950s. Karl Lagerfeld, as head of Chanel, is brought in for commentary on her design, her influences, her history. Interviews with Coco Chanel herself show us a very candid woman, with many pronouncements on fashion in general. It is noted that she was one of the very few women designers who wore her own fashions and was a style icon in her own right. As opposed to the many male designers out there, she lived her own fashion, her style was the Chanel style, which had a great deal to do with her popularity. We see the fashion side and the human side of Chanel through this documentary - it is definitely worth watching.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 69 of 69 people found the following review helpful
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A great Chanel biography and history of fashion,
By J. Whitford - Published on Amazon.com
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This biography of Chanel and history of fashion was filmed in 1988 with a young Karl Lagerfeld. Karl Lagerfeld is interviewed throughout as this was created a few years after he took over the House of Chanel.The film is done in fashion biography documentary style with a combination of black & white and color movies, photos and illustrations. The film is lovingly narrated by Diane Glick. The most wonderful part of the film is watching Chanel in interviews explain her philosophy in life and fashion. You can see that she was always focused, always a sharp business woman and always aware of her place in life and history. Whether you are a Chanel devotee, fashionista or fashion historian, this film is worth every penny. 16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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chanel, chanel,
By Roger Voegele - Published on Amazon.com
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This film is a documentary which made over 20 years ago. It is an ideal companion to the recent TV /Lifetime and French language film "Coco" about the early years of Coco Chanel, recently released. This documentary shows actual interviews and actual footage of Coco and snippets of her era, which I found fascinating. It provides much real life information that Hollywood left out of their versions.Also included are man interviews with Karl Lagerfeld when he first took over the Chanel firm provide his insight about her impact on the fashion world. This is one of the only factual film resources available to augment the many books published about Coco. Very worthwhile and ideal for the student or layment interested in this iconic figure. 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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A little Coco in your Chanel?,
By Fugu - Published on Amazon.com
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This is an excellent bio of Coco Chanel!! To have come as far as she did as the fashion house with an indelible name, is extraordinary in an era when women were little more than chattel. The interviews with Coco in her latter years gives one a glimpse as to the persona that persisted through privation and also came back after a long absence. I appreciate that Karl Lagerfeld had preserved many of then drawings of Chanel fashions during her era. I recommend this film to anyone.
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