A very well made, nuanced view of Coco Chanel from her humble origins as a seamstress and vaudeville performer, through some complicated relationships, until right before she becomes “Chanel.” My only quibble would be that as a costumer, I’m more interested in Chanel as a designer, so I guess I would have liked more Coco During Chanel! Audrey Tatou’s performance is great. The costumes are NOT the least bit shiny — a big point is made of contrasting Chanel’s modern, simple sensibility with the Edwardian milieu in which she lives — but they are very well done.
