The ballet "Le Sacre du Printemps" ("The Rite of Spring"), whose famous premiere of May 29, 1913, is portrayed in the film, is today rarely performed as a ballet, but rather as a concert piece strictly for orchestra. Nijinsky's original choreography was lost.
Both Chanel and its then chief designer Karl Lagerfeld lent their support to the film, allowing the production access to the company archives and to Coco Chanel's apartment at 31, rue Cambon, Paris.
The closing film of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
Released virtually concurrently with Anne Fontaine's Coco avant Chanel (2009) with Audrey Tautou. Both films were released in the US by Sony Classics.