‘The One That I Want’ brings the brilliance of director Baz Luhrmann and Oscar-winning production designer (and Baz’s wife) Catherine Martin to Chanel‘s new film celebrating its iconic N°5 fragrance.
Starring Supermodel Gisele Bündchen, she is emblematic of her time – a model, actress, mother, philanthropist and businesswoman. Gisele follows in the footsteps of other N°5 femmes like Marilyn Monroe, Catherine Deneuve, Carole Bouquet and Nicole Kidman.
In this new chapter, the story of N°5 is told in a way that goes beyond the fragrance itself. Ten years ago, N°5 was the fragrance of a woman who decided to break free from it all and then return to reality, renouncing her desire. Today, through Luhrmann’s eyes, we see the N°5 woman deciding to listen to her heart. She is a woman who knows exactly who she is, and is free to make her own choices and listen to her desires. The film tells the story of the modern woman who struggles to make time for everything — herself, family, career, and love.
“The CHANEL woman can be with herself on a beach, can be with her child, can have an aspirational and fulfilling career, and at the same time she can have a true relationship; she can have romance,” says Luhrmann. “And in the end, the CHANEL woman chooses love.”
Here’s the full version of the film…
Watch the making of this beautiful film below…
Luhrmann’s strong connection to the world of music, so evident in his feature films, is reflected in his choice of Lo-Fang’s cover of “You’re the One that I Want.” With no words or dialogue in the film, the music is not an accompaniment; it is its backbone.
CHANEL N ̊5, the world’s most famous fragrance, was created in 1921 when Coco Chanel asked the great perfumer, Ernest Beaux, to create a fragrance that reflected her vision of modern femininity. N ̊5 was her lucky number and it was the fifth submission presented to Mademoiselle Chanel, thus a legend was born with the name CHANEL N ̊5.#THEONETHATIWANT
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Yvette Le Grew is the former Online Editor of The Australian Women’s Weekly, former Head of Digital Content at Westfield & freelance fashion, travel, health & lifestyle writer for titles across the UK, Asia and Australia. Yvette now contributes 'at large' for thecarousel.com.
