The single word that kept entering my mind when watching this little masterpiece of understatement, was, "Fine." In all my life, I have NEVER called a film, 'Fine.' But it seems that no other term so exemplified this superb gem of cinema. Naturally, it was Audrey Tautou's movie, but the entire cast was equally up to the task, a simple story so elegantly told that it surprised me with it's subtle but elegant power. It seems that every movie I see Tautou in, her face and magnetic presence is completely irresistible, and this is certainly no exception, moving from scene to scene with magnificence and grace, much like Chanel herself. American films are like drinking Coca-Cola, bubbly and refreshing, but gone in an instant. This movie was like watching fine wine grow from the dirt, then blossom on the vine, and ultimately become a thing of pure pleasure and beauty, something to be slowly savored and not rushed. That is the lasting impression this film made on me. "FINE," is indeed, the word.
Review of Coco Before Chanel
