Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- elegant
- sensual
- melancholic
- arthouse film night
- fashion film program
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually elegant and sexually charged, with a striking recreation of The Rite of Spring premiere, but uneven dramatically and weakened by an unclear, wavering conclusion.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Coco Chanel’s radical fashion ideas are paralleled with Igor Stravinsky’s revolutionary musical dissonance.
The film foregrounds Chanel’s chic white dress, the Bel Respiro villa, couture, classical music, and the elegant Parisian milieu.
Coco and Igor begin an intense relationship while Igor’s wife Katarina is ill and living with the family at Coco’s villa.
The story connects Chanel and Stravinsky to early twentieth-century debates over modern fashion, music, foreignness, and taste.
Films like Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, and why
The Danish Girl
stylish period biographical drama centered on an intense artistic and romantic relationship
A Royal Affair
elegant European period drama about creative ambition, desire, and social convention
Frida
romanticized portrait of a pioneering artist shaped by scandal, ambition, and cultural change
Movie Details
- Director
- Jan Kounen
- Release Date
- 2009-09-24
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (116)
Cast
- Anna Mouglalis
- Mads Mikkelsen
- Natacha Lindinger
- Elena Morozova
- Grigori Manoukov
- Radivoje Bukvić
- Nicolas Vaude
- Anatole Taubman
- Erick Desmarestz
- Clara Guelblum
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky about?
- A sensual Parisian period drama about Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky, whose shared appetite for artistic revolution ignites an emotionally costly affair.
- What is Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky as mild.
- What did critics think of Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky?
- Critics broadly found the film visually elegant and sexually charged, with a striking recreation of The Rite of Spring premiere, but uneven dramatically and weakened by an unclear, wavering conclusion.
- Which films are like Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky?
- Films with a similar feel include The Danish Girl, A Royal Affair, and Frida.
- How long is Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky?
- Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky runs 120 minutes.
- Where can I watch Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky?
- In United States, Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
