Product Details

• Actors: Shirley MacLaine, Brigitte Boucher, Alice Cambournac, Valentina Carnelutti, Cécile Cassel
• Directors: Christian Duguay
• Writers: Carla Giulia Casalini, Enrico Medioli, James Carrington, Lea Tafuri
• Producers: Corrado Trionfera, Daniele Passani, Elisabetta Iovene
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Screen Media
• DVD Release Date: July 7, 2009
• Run Time: 139 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00279MJHE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,694 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Coco Chanel" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Lovers of fashion, Paris, and love will adore Coco Chanel, a stylish biopic about the legendary fashion designer whose incredible vision and style would go on to become one of the most influential of the 20th century. And while Coco (née Gabrielle) Chanel's focus on her work was undeniable, and expertly chronicled in Coco Chanel, so, too, are her passionate loves--giving the film its depth and humanity. Shirley MacLaine shines as the older Coco, looking back at her legacy from the middle of the century, with her longtime companion and No. 1 booster, Marc Bouchier (Malcolm McDowell), at her side. MacLaine is equal parts arrogant, dismissive, and steadfast in her objective--yet just vulnerable enough to let viewers see the real woman beneath the hard exterior of international success. The stunning cast includes the Czechoslovakian-born Barbora Bobulova as the young Coco--as gamine and winsome as the young Shirley MacLaine--a determined young woman willing to work hard in a man's field and stay true to her own vision. Fashion fans will love learning the story of Chanel's rise from her poor beginnings in an orphanage to her hardscrabble start as a seamstress in Paris, slowly making contacts (and charming dashing young gentlemen) and insinuating her idea of elegant chic into the minds of a populace hungry for it. Chanel's conception of a fashion empire included the then-revolutionary idea of incorporating other products, like perfume; the young Coco, in creating her signature scent, said when launching Chanel No. 5, "I am sure this will be my lucky number." The DVD includes a fascinating making-of feature that shows the details of shooting on location and how the filmmakers got the period details absolutely parfait. --A.T. Hurley

Product Description

Academy Award winning actress Shirley MacLaine stars as Coco Chanel in this critically acclaimed film that charts the rise of one of the most influential designers of the 20th century. From her humble childhood and early days as a young dressmaker's assistant, to her passionate love affair with a dashing Englishman and ultimate success as a pioneering fashion icon, Coco Chanel is the story of a glamorous woman who was hard to love and harder to ignore. Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominated, Coco Chanel is a must-see film for every lover of fashion and romance.

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The strength of a woman, overcoming life's hard knocks, December 30, 2008

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J. J. Sigler "Paris Muse" (Paris FRANCE) - See all my reviews
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Coco CHANEL became a courageous, confident, fiesty and brave young woman when she was orphaned after her monther died and her father left her and younger sister at a convent in France. This is a very interesting story, well directed, filmed in beautiful France which demonstrates how CoCo faced each and every hardship in her life with grace and confidence, giving her continued hope for her future. Above all the negative, jealous people, CoCo maintained her focus, her infamous style and her dignity.

A must-see for anyone interested in how CoCo Chanel started in fashion, and for young women to view ways of overcoming hardships in life.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly Done......Amazing!, June 1, 2009

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L. C. Fox "L. C. Fox" (Wheeling, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coco Chanel (DVD)

I absolutely love this movie. i am so excited that is on dvd now. if you love fashion history then this is for you. if you love drama and romance then this is for you. if you're at all curious about this movie-just get it! it will not dissapoint you, i promise. this movie details what chanel is really about and how "it" came to be. it tells the story of coco's life starting from when she was a poor little girl in an orphanage to how her drive to succeed took her through many emotional and social challenges in order for her to become what "we" all know her as- "THE GREAT COCO CHANEL". Coco's stubbornness is both her gift and her downfall. I wont give anymore away-but that will become most evident throughout the whole movie.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE PERFECT MOVIE, January 6, 2009

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CNN "Cynthia" (Burlington, WI) - See all my reviews

This movie has everything! A true dramatic story - fabulous actors - fabulous fashion! Olivier Sitruk (Boye) rates right up there with Colin Firth in Pride & Prejudice!! This will always be one of my favorites - can't wait to get it!