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"  I&amp;#039;m feeling exhausted after my first official day experiencing the film and culture of the festival. I just got back to my condo after seeing one of the films I was most excited to see, Anne Fontaine&amp;#039;s Coco Before Chanel and I must say, without spoiling anything, is that it is an impeccably made, beautiful, enthralling film and Audrey Tautou&amp;#039;s performance is Oscar-worthy. I loved every single minute of this enchanting film and didn&amp;#039;t want it to end. I literally could have sat for another four hours and watched this woman&amp;#039;s phenomenal life. She was so far ahead of her time and the film shows how she drew inspiration from so many sources (nun&amp;#039;s habits, men&amp;#039;s fisherman&amp;#039;s shirts, riding jackets) to create some of the most legendary fashions in history. Oh, and her love life wasn&amp;#039;t exactly boring either.  One interesting tidbit we learned when Fontaine was introducing the film to the packed audience was that she met with an American actress, Demi Moore, to play the role of Coco Chanel, but in the end she felt that Audrey perfectly embodied the role of this fashion icon.   My senses are in overload as I attempt to take in the landscape while hustling from event to film to delicious meal to event. I started out on a scenic bus ride to Gray Head for the annual patrons&amp;#039; brunch. Alice Waters (of the Slow Food movement fame) consulted on the menu and famed mixologist Kim Haasarud created the specialty cocktails. I helped myself to a fresh Moet and Chandon bellini that perfectly complemented the local artisan cheeses. I had a sharp cheddar with caraway seeds that tasted like nothing I&amp;#039;ve had before, and piled the locally grown handmade chicken sausages, sweet corn cakes, fresh tomato salad, and mushroom quiche on my plate (dessert was apple strudel, pecan rolls, and scones).  I then began scouring the scene. The rumored A-list roster of festival attendees is impressive (Nic Cage, Helen Mirren, directors Taylor Hackford, and Jason Reitman, among others). My eyes quickly settled on a lovely, petite brunette who I quickly realized was the rising star Carey Mulligan, from Sony Pictures Classics&amp;#039; An Education. Her performance and the film itself are already generating buzz and she will be well remembered once everyone sees this great film. When I arrived back on the main street, I dropped by the festival headquarters, known as &amp;quot;Brigadoon,&amp;quot; a busy hub of activity that is home to &amp;quot;The Digital Lounge,&amp;quot; where we can access free internet, short films, and WiFi hot spots for all the theater lines and festival kiosks. These are unique to Telluride and a huge hit, as you can get minute by minute information about available seats at every screening... this will be vital as the festival progresses and the popular films screen again during the to-be-announced slots (Coco, I&amp;#039;m talking about you!). During the dog day afternoon, I passed an exhibit of William Wegman&amp;#039;s early drafts of the festival poster (see below), and also checked out &amp;quot;Fellini&amp;#039;s Book of Dreams,&amp;quot; an exhibit (presented by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences) of the 12-time Oscar nominee&amp;#039;s illustrated book from 1960 which explored themes of eroticism, religion, terror, and love, all of which later played out in several of his films.    Okay, it&amp;#039;s late. I&amp;#039;ve been planning my screening itinerary for tomorrow while watching my third and final film of the night, The Magnificent Seven, on Turner Classic Movies. It&amp;#039;s time to get to bed, I&amp;#039;ve got to catch the sexy James McAvoy in The Last Station in the morning! \u2014Clementine Krisinsky "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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