Coco Chanel’s life seems to be one of the favorite subjects of filmmakers right now. After a TV mini-series aired in december (in France) with Barbara Bobulova and Shirley McLaine in the role of the famous fashion designer, there’s also three (!!!) other biopics in the making: Coco Avant Chanel with Audrey Tautou, Chanel & Stravinski with Anna Mougladis and an untitled project by Danièle Thompson.
Coco Chanel
Barbara Bobulova and Shirley McLaine are Mademoiselle Chanel at different times of her life. The series was already aired in several countries like the US and Italy.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1094661/
Coco Avant Chanel
Directed by Anne Fontaine and starring Audrey Tautou this movie was adapted from the book L’Irrégulière, Edmonde Charles-Roux’s bio about “Mademoiselle” who follows the first years of Gabrielle Chanel in the fashion world. Coco Avant Chanel will be released in France the 22 April.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1035736/
Chanel & Stravinski
This movie with Anna Mougladis in the role of Coco Chanel is manly focused in her passionate and secret affair with Igor Stravinsky (Mads Mikkelsen). The story is adapted by Chris Greenhalgh from his novel Coco & Igor and will also be released in April…
Project Coco Chanel
Danièle Thompson is the director of the 3rd movie but we cannot advance much since the information is almost non-existent.
What do you think? Would you like to see any of these?
i still remember the 1st time i saw Chanel Solitaire–it made me Chanel fan and it introduced me to the Brit actor Timothy Dalton who played Boy Chapel–out of
the 3 listed I am most intrigued by the one featuring Mads.
[...] 25, 2009 by Alex Here it is the trailer (in french) and poster of the movie we talked about a few months ago. Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky premiere at the Cannes Festival with some disappointing [...]
i loved the mini seras i absoulotly loved it!!