No. 5 the Film
| No. 5 the Film | |
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| Directed by | Baz Luhrmann |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mandy Walker |
| Edited by | Daniel Schwarze |
| Music by | Claude Debussy (arranged by Craig Armstrong) |
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| Distributed by | Chanel |
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Running time | 180 secs |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$33 million |
No. 5 the Film (2004) is a 180-second short film directed by Baz Luhrmann (Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!) and starring Nicole Kidman and Rodrigo Santoro. Karl Lagerfeld designed the costumes;[1] he also briefly appears in the film. It is part of a new breed of advertising crossover films known as branded content. It had a budget of US$33 million, financed exclusively by Chanel. Visually captivating, the film is an extended television commercial for Chanel No. 5 perfume. The film was initially screened in many North American cinemas during the "Coming Attractions" section preceding the main feature. During the 2006 Christmas season, an edited 30-second TV spot was shown on primetime on many networks in Canada and the United States. Kidman was paid $3 million for her role in the advertisement.[2]
Runtime[edit]
The original version after preliminary editing came to around 360 seconds, but this was later edited to a more manageable 180 seconds, including 60 seconds of credits, for television broadcast and cinema advertisement. Further cutting has led to subsequent 90-second (as seen in the UK) and 30-second (seen mostly in the U.S. and Canada) versions of the advert, shown after the first runs of the advert.
Plot[edit]
A famous celebrity (Nicole Kidman) runs away in a pink dress in the middle of Times Square in New York City, only to get into a cab with the one man who does not know who she is, a plot line similar to Roman Holiday.[3] After four days in his Lower East Side apartment, her secretary (Lagerfeld) commands her to return to her life as a celebrity.[4] The paparazzi take pictures of her as she walks up stairs, and she looks at big letters, a graphical device often used in Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy, on top of a building that read "Coco Chanel" with her lover standing next to them. They smile at each other and then the credits are shown.
Music[edit]
The main musical theme of the film is Claude Debussy's "Clair de lune", arranged by Craig Armstrong and performed by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Sequel[edit]
In 2014 Baz Luhrmann created a sequel film titled Chanel No. 5: The One That I Want. The film stars model Gisele Bündchen and actor Michiel Huisman.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "£18m buys two minutes of Nicole Kidman" by Jane Martinson, The Guardian, 22 November 2004
- ^ "The most expensice TV adverts ever made" Archived 2017-08-12 at the Wayback Machine by Andrew Partridge, RedC Marketing, 6 February 2015
- ^ a b "A Conversation with Baz Luhrmann on Chanel No. 5's The One That I Want" by Sunhee Grinnell, Vanity Fair, 15 October 2014
- ^ "Every second counts in $42m three-minute 'film'" by Charlotte Edwards, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 November 2004
External links[edit]
- No. 5 the Film, without credits (2:02 on YouTube
- No. 5 the Film, with credits (3:01) on YouTube
- Chanel. 5: The One That I Want (3:16) on YouTube
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