Well it was a relaxing day. Not really productive, but, hey, at least I opened the text book. Yup...I don't know why I'm not productive. I mean, I need to stop procrastinating. By the end of the week, I want to be all caught up in work, read more of Les Miserables which I'm currently in the middle of reading (it's a huge book), and to finally start with this novel I have had an idea for since, at LEAST, end of senior year in high school. I know it's a big project, but I think I'm ready to try to get to it as best as I can. Ugh!! I just wish I didn't have so much homework so I could work on more personal projects!!! AHHHH!!!!...but I guess that's life.
Well, last night I finally got around to seeing the 2009 French film Coco Avant Chanel (or Coco Before Chanel in english), directed by Anne Fontaine and starring Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, and Alessandro Nivola. The film is about Coco Chanel's early life before she became a famous fashion designer (and it will also explain in the beginning where she got her name Coco from, while her actual name was Gabrielle). Of course, we all know the fashion company "Chanel". So wheather you like to show there or not, I think this movie is worth a watch. I really liked it and it was a great part to my French film kick recently. I really like, obviously, the costumes, which are amazing in this film, my favorite obviously Coco's. I didn't realize how important she was to women's modern fashion and dress today, and it was really nice to dwelve into an aspect of the fashion world and some origins of modern fashion. I definitely have a little more appreciation for it now. I never really knew too much about today's modern professional fashion, besides bits and pieces that I have learned from someone last year, and even so, I wish I knew more about Chanel and it's origins before. Of course, Audrey Tautou does an AMAZING job as Coco, as she struggles through what to do for her professional future, as well as the relationships she gets tangled up with. Also, her unique sense of fashion (and one that seems really awesome) was not common in those days when she was growing up, but eventually became huge and inspirational. The film doesn't really go deep into when Chanel became a bigger company of her own, which I think is really cool, as this concentrates deeply on the backstory, in which the company Chanel would not be around if the story didn't go the way it did. I'm glad they concentrate on it, as it is very important. So yes, check out the trailer below this post and definitely go check out this film, it is definitely worth the watch! Especially if you are into fashion!
Otherwise, tonight I had the great pleasure to enjoy a concert at Chicago's Symphony Center tonight, in which The Civic Orchestra of Chicago, conducted by Cliff Colnot, performed Two Legends from the Kalevala, Op. 22 by Sibelius and The Poem of Ecstasy by Scriabin. May I just say that the Civic Orchestra does an AMAZING job. This is my second time seeing them live and they are always a treat to see (check out their website below!). The music tonight was epic and I loved watching the violin parts when the music suddenly crescendoed. It was really sweet, and the whole orchestra does an amazing job. The music tonight was very epic, and they are definitely worth checking out! I believe that most of their concerts are only 2 dollars! Yup, not a bad price at all for a good concert!! Definitely worth it, especially for that cheap! There is a lot to see at Symphony hall, sometimes I forget how many great concerts it has to offer! Next season, they are also doing another "Friday Night At The Movies" series, in which the three movies they will show next season, along with a live orchestra playing the music for the movie (which I think is a really rad idea!) is Casablanca, West Side Story, and Pirates of the Caribbean! I'm really looking forward to all three of them!
Alright, well it's 3 in the morning here, and I have dance class at nine so I should probably get going to sleep! Hope everyone has had a good start of a new week, and I will catch you all later! Peace out!
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