Ad of the Day: Keira Knightley Does Her Best Bond Girl Imitation for Chanel

Joe Wright directs 'She's Not There'

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Since first signing on as the face of Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle fragrance in 2007, Keira Knightley has become firmly ensconced within Karl Lagerfeld's pantheon of waifish muses, a group that also counts Nicole Kidman, Kate Moss and Vanessa Paradis among its members. (Clearly, Lagerfeld has a type.) In addition to the ubiquitous print ads, Knightley has starred in numerous short films for the fragrance over the years, including this new one, called "She's Not There."

Directed by Joe Wright, a longtime Knightley (and Chanel) collaborator who directed the actress in Pride & Prejudice, Atonement and Anna Karenina, the minute-long spot puts a slightly mod, 007-ish spin on the usual boy-meets-girl perfume ad narrative.

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