The movie was technically well made but it was dull, dull, dull. The story, about an affair Russian composer Igor Stravinsky apparently had with French fashion designer Coco Chanel, might've been interesting enough for a short film, but wasn't sufficient for a full-length one. The subject, not that exciting to begin with, was stretched thin to fill 2 hours; about 3/4 of the way through, I felt like I was watching a dead horse being flogged. So Igor had a roll in the hay with Coco; so what? I would've been far more entertained if instead of being fixated on the affair, the movie had shown us what had happened in Russia that made Igor and his family flee for France, or if he went to rejoin his wife and kids after the affair.
I must also say that, while I'm sure there's a core of truth to the story, it's obvious the filmmakers took a lot of liberties with the facts in order to 'spice things up'; so many, in fact, that it verges on the indecent. It's a good thing dead people can't sue filmmakers (and the novelists whose works their movies are based on) for defamation.
The best thing about this movie was the performance by Mads Mikkelsen (who played the bad guy in Casino Royale a few years ago) as Igor.
5 out of 10 stars.
I must also say that, while I'm sure there's a core of truth to the story, it's obvious the filmmakers took a lot of liberties with the facts in order to 'spice things up'; so many, in fact, that it verges on the indecent. It's a good thing dead people can't sue filmmakers (and the novelists whose works their movies are based on) for defamation.
The best thing about this movie was the performance by Mads Mikkelsen (who played the bad guy in Casino Royale a few years ago) as Igor.
5 out of 10 stars.