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Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky is a 2009 French movie based on novel by Chris Greenhalgh and traces the affair between French designer and Russian composer in Paris in 1920.
Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky’s destinies first cross in 1913, at the riotous Paris premiиre of The Rite of Spring. The audience is scandalized by the rhythmic dissonance of Igor’s score and the angular choreography created by the Ballets Russes’s star dancer, Nijinsky, but Coco is impressed when Igor storms out of the theatre.
Seven years later, their paths cross again. Coco’s business has flourished. By contrast, Igor has been forced to flee the Russian Revolution. He is penniless and, without a piano, cannot work. Coco invites him – along with his wife and four children – to spend the summer at her villa. Both experience a fresh burst of creativity and, as the sensuality and excitement of their work draws them closer, they soon begin an intoxicating affair.
When: 8 June, 8pm
Where: Alliance Francaise Theatre
Language: French, Russian and English
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