In recent years there has been much talk of Mademoiselle Coco ", as it was and is still called Gabrielle Chanel ( the nickname comes from a song she loved so much to sing). Were produced as a new feature film "Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)", "Coco avant Chanel.L 'first love of myth (2009)" and dramas for television "Coco Chanel" ; new books were published - biography is one of the last one written by A. Signorini "Chanel. A fairytale life. " E 'of his own biography that makes fun Coco Mademoiselle in the unfinished text of the author Bernard-Marie Koltes . For the first time in Italy, the Teatro Arena del Sole of Bologna, is represented this woman all charm and character in what may have been the last moments of his life. The items belong to the author of unfinished texts and loneliness.
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| Teatro Arena del Sole Bologna |
An old lady wrapped in the shadow and wrinkled, with large dark glasses, hat with veil, (... obviously created by her, saw that began as a hatter), cigarette in hand, begins to take stock of his life looking in the words of others. Thus begins her reading of biographies about her and not authorized, it also begins the derision of some things in writing. Mademoiselle Coco likes to "put the lie" to some authors and some platitudes. Among his illustrious friends Pablo Picasso defines a str .... , derides those who want antagonist of Christian Dior and Elsa Schiaparelli Italy's . This contrast is not unthinkable, is the contrast between white and black and shocking pink. Coco said: " black is not without a little black 'in black and white is white without a little' black . During the play the protagonist speaks with Consuelo, his home, it is unclear whether the figure actually present or imagined. She defines its dissonant voice, makes her say what he would say his alter ego. It could be the imaginary friend that keeps him company when there is to be helpless as a child and the rest even children often invent imaginary friends. Coco Consuelo and also represent the dichotomy-old youth. Coco sees in her youth at the time hated because he can not go, envied and criticized for this as reviews in the use of young red lipstick and eye-catching because it leaves stains and the use of high heels because they make noise. For her, the woman must have two characteristics " be elegant and extraordinary."
In this representation of old age and loneliness in the protagonist is never really alone, she said she hated the loneliness for this " I never married .... (There are amusing digs for men). For almost the entire duration of the show an angel with golden wings and bright that stand in the shadows accompanying his monologues with notes played on piano: in his solitude, beside her is her guardian angel. The finish is picturesque: on stage Mademoiselle asked the maid to see a western movie ... .. strange to think that such a woman, an icon of style could love like that. The film ends with the sheriff resigns, taking off the star and thrown to the ground while a star in the firmament of fashion, but he resigned from life.
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| Coco Chanel. |
Some people may wonder why give so much importance to a person that the character was in fact only some clothes and this, without going into all that Coco Chanel has been or is not I will say was: she was responsible for the introduction of pants in women's wardrobe, she was responsible for the use of jersey (poor material hitherto used only for work clothes of the workers), she was responsible for the suit . His genius produced the little black dress Saving women from many situations, called "petite robe noire" little black dress or English. Thank you series of value, such as those worthless beads and chains are worn together. All these innovations are born from women's apparel during the First World War ... ... if this is genius!
