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Film Review: Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)

August 2nd, 2010 No Comments

As a passionate affair between two 20th century icons, Jan Kounen’s Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky is a perfumed symphony of style. But where are the heart notes?
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
Notes On A Scandal by Mark Wilshin
CAUTION: Here be spoilers
Like the famous mirrored stairway in the apartment above the fashion house’s flagship store on rue Cambon, [...]

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Film Review: Gainsbourg (Vie Héroïque) (2010)

July 29th, 2010 No Comments

From chanson to reggae, Joann Sfar’s Gainsbourg is a soul-staking odyssey through Serge’s life and conquests, through Docteur Jekyll Et Monsieur Hyde.
Gainsbourg (Vie Héroïque)
Requiem Pour Un Twisteur by Mark Wilshin
CAUTION: Here be spoilers.
How can you ever hope to distil a life into a film? It’s the question that haunts every biopic as flatfootedly as their [...]

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