Chanel reveals new film starring Kristen Stewart

Karl Lagerfeld has released his new fashion film starring Kristen Stewart as Coco Chanel.

(Chanel)

Last night Karl Lagerfeld presented the Chanel Metiers d'art collection in Rome, held at the legendary film studio complex Cinecitta- a fitting venue also to debut his newest fashion film at.

Once and Forever is the newest short(ish) film from the fashion designer (it's 11 minutes long) starring Kristen Stewart as a young Gabrielle Chanel.

The film tells the story of Stewart and Geraldine Chaplin as actresses preparing to play the role of Gabrielle Chanel at different ages in a lively film set. Stewart plays a feisty actress who clashes with the rest of the cast.

The film also stars Jérémie Elkaïm, François Marthouret, Amanda Harlech, Jamie Bochert, Jake Davies, Baptiste Giabiconi and Laura Brown.

Although the first time Stewart has played the role of Chanel, it's not the first time she's taken a starring role for the brand - she was the face of the 2013 Dallas-themed Metiers d'art collection, the 11.12 handbag campaign and also the face of the eyewear collection.

The established Chanel muse will also front the campaign for this Metiers d'art collection which will be unveiled next year.

Praising Stewart for her role in the film Lagerfeld told WWD:

“She’s so good, I think she’s one of the greatest actors of her generation. She gives the right emotion and the right intensity immediately so it’s very easy to work her." Lagerfeld commented.

Kristen Stewart in Once and Forever (Chanel)

Stewart opened up to the website about Lagerfeld's unique directing methods:

“We didn’t receive scripts. From the outside it looked as though Karl was making it up as we went. And maybe he was.”

Lagerfeld was also quick to blast other biopics about the iconic Parisian fashion houses' founder:

“They’re all horrible. All my movies about Chanel are better than the biopics, just like the Saint Laurent movies. I could make a better one because I knew it.”