My Review-
The New Look - streaming on Apple+
My Rating 10/10
What a great series for so many reasons two being the superb performances of Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel and Ben Mendelsohn who gives what I think is the finest performance of his career playing the legendary French fashion designer of The New Look Christian Dior.
I also was incredibly impressed with Maisie Williams who plays Catherine Dior the beloved sister of Christian who survived the hell of slave labor in Ravensbruck and other camps, a death march to Dresden and likely rape by Soviet troops during liberation.
The New Look is a story of survival on many levels during and after the 2nd World War after the Nazi invasion of France and Europe.
Coco Chanel who preceded Dior also survives after the war but not without serious allegations of conspiracy and cooperation with The German Reich.
Coco who was 27 years senior to Christian Dior was scathing in her disdain and jealousy when Dior exploded on the fashion scene transforming the wardrobe of the contemporary woman almost overnight, leading to a rejection of the war years practicality in women's tailoring.
Chanel was not afraid to express her disapproval. She accused Dior of dragging women back to the 19th-century ideals of femininity-upholding notions that women were objects to be admired by men. "Dior doesn't dress women
The New Look is a ten episode epic series full of surprises, intrigue and emotional content especially centred around these two very different and complex characters Coco Chanel and Christian Dior.
Ben Mendelsohn is totally convincing playing the famous French and Jewish fashion designer who remained in Paris during the occupation .
His beloved sister Catherine was a hero in the French Resistance, and Christian offered her both emotional and material support through some of the war's darkest times.
Juliet Binoche has the less sympathetic role as the ambitious and at times ruthless Gabrielle Chanel who rose from humble beginnings as a deserted foundling in a convent orphanage to become the most famous female fashion label in history.
The creative team on The New Look led by Director Helen Shaver and the talented team of screen writers lead by Matthew Fantaci have created a wonderful series.
Special mention of at least 3 supporting actor performances from John Malkovich cast as Lucien Lelong, Emily Mortimer as CoCo's problematic friend Elsa Lombardi and Glenn Close as Carmel Snow the editor-in-chief of the American edition of Harper's Bazaar.
What a great series for so many reasons two being the superb performances of Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel and Ben Mendelsohn who gives what I think is the finest performance of his career playing the legendary French fashion designer of The New Look Christian Dior.
I also was incredibly impressed with Maisie Williams who plays Catherine Dior the beloved sister of Christian who survived the hell of slave labor in Ravensbruck and other camps, a death march to Dresden and likely rape by Soviet troops during liberation.
The New Look is a story of survival on many levels during and after the 2nd World War after the Nazi invasion of France and Europe.
Coco Chanel who preceded Dior also survives after the war but not without serious allegations of conspiracy and cooperation with The German Reich.
Coco who was 27 years senior to Christian Dior was scathing in her disdain and jealousy when Dior exploded on the fashion scene transforming the wardrobe of the contemporary woman almost overnight, leading to a rejection of the war years practicality in women's tailoring.
Chanel was not afraid to express her disapproval. She accused Dior of dragging women back to the 19th-century ideals of femininity-upholding notions that women were objects to be admired by men. "Dior doesn't dress women
The New Look is a ten episode epic series full of surprises, intrigue and emotional content especially centred around these two very different and complex characters Coco Chanel and Christian Dior.
Ben Mendelsohn is totally convincing playing the famous French and Jewish fashion designer who remained in Paris during the occupation .
His beloved sister Catherine was a hero in the French Resistance, and Christian offered her both emotional and material support through some of the war's darkest times.
Juliet Binoche has the less sympathetic role as the ambitious and at times ruthless Gabrielle Chanel who rose from humble beginnings as a deserted foundling in a convent orphanage to become the most famous female fashion label in history.
The creative team on The New Look led by Director Helen Shaver and the talented team of screen writers lead by Matthew Fantaci have created a wonderful series.
Special mention of at least 3 supporting actor performances from John Malkovich cast as Lucien Lelong, Emily Mortimer as CoCo's problematic friend Elsa Lombardi and Glenn Close as Carmel Snow the editor-in-chief of the American edition of Harper's Bazaar.