Chanel TV Biopic Savaged By Critics

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Critics have lambasted almost everything about a new made-for-television film about the life of fashion icon Coco Chanel, from its factual inaccuracies to its "wooden" acting.

The two part-movie, which is currently airing on the US network Lifetime stars Shirley McLaine as the "older" Chanel, with Barbara Bobulova playing the younger version of the legendary designer.

According to New York Post TV critic Linda Stasi, the two actresses bear "no resemblance to one another other than they both like a well-cut suit". She adds that "The first part quickly jumps to Chanel and her lovers (played by Oliver Sitruk and Sagamore Stevenin), who are all as wooden as a dressmaker's dummies. The only thing that saves them are their thick accents, which makes you think maybe something got lost in translation. Clearly the filmmakers are striving for La Vie En Rose, but end up with La Vie En Dull".

Hopefully, the big screen biopic starring Audrey Tatou and Alessandro Nivola, would do much better.

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