Coco Before Chanel

Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…

• Rated 6.9 out of 10
• Movie
• 2009
• 1h 50m
• Drama
• History

Several years after leaving the orphanage, to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She's both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entree into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing.

Director

Anne Fontaine

Starring

Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain