For her performance in “Clouds of Sils Maria”, Kristen received more prestigious critical acclaim from the most prestigious film critics groups in the world than any actress in 2015. For example, she won awards from the New York Film Critics Circle, National Society of Film Critics and Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

Although I won’t agree with everything you stated wholeheartedly, you bring up some very good points and as a mutual fan of Kristen I appreciate your point of view. Being that I’m also an aspiring screenwriter, I should say that I’m one who would much prefer implying something, be it sex or violence, rather than graphically depict it just for shock value–as that would be exploitation rather than art. Had this Chanel commercial been aired 60 years ago it probably would have been banned. Or had she been underage or coerced to do it then that would have indeed been exploitative on Chanel’s part. Hypothetically speaking, if Kristen was my daughter and she was a minor, as a protective parent I would be totally against it. However, in this day and age, the depiction of sheer and simulated nudity by a consenting adult does not raise eyebrows like it did in the United States circa the 1960’s. Another thing to consider is I’m pretty sure you would agree that Kristen is without question a strong and independent woman, especially since coming out of the closet. In her films, she’s known primarily for acting in roles where she represents rebellion and refusal to conform. And this pretty much sums up how Chanel described Kristen in saying, “she’s a rebel at heart–she freed herself to become the woman she wanted to be.” So Kristen knew exactly what she was getting into as even in the interview for that particular commercial she mentioned how if it’s for the right reason she would strip naked or even jump off a bridge. My first impression of the video without knowing anything about its context or sampling that perfume, was that the Gabrielle character she is portraying is fighting against external forces which are seemingly more powerful than she is and yet in the end she is able to break free and overcome it. For myself, it was much more about female empowerment than about nudity–and skillful filmmakers do use the exposure of the female body as a statement of power rather than for exploitation. While from a purely surface perspective, she certainly has the appearance of being naked, at a deeper level she is really baring her soul for all to see just as she does so artistically in her films.

LMAO…awful, huh? Awful wins a Cesar and numorous criticawards? Ofcourse…very awful indeed..LOL