Coco Before Chanel

Coco avant Chanel

MS12

Genre

Drama

Director

Anne Fontaine

Run time

1h 45min

Cast

Audrey Tautou, Benoit Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain

Several years after leaving the orphanage in Aubazine where her father abandoned her, a young Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She works as a seamstress for the performers by day and a cabaret singer by night, earning the nickname "Coco" from the song she sings with her sister Adrienne. A liaison with the charismatic Baron Balsan gives her an entry into French high society, and a chance to develop her gift for designing increasingly popular hats.

Genre

Drama

Director

Anne Fontaine

Run time

1h 45min

Cast

Audrey Tautou, Benoit Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain

Several years after leaving the orphanage in Aubazine where her father abandoned her, a young Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She works as a seamstress for the performers by day and a cabaret singer by night, earning the nickname "Coco" from the song she sings with her sister Adrienne. A liaison with the charismatic Baron Balsan gives her an entry into French high society, and a chance to develop her gift for designing increasingly popular hats.

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Recommended

Production year

2009

Global distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

Local distributor

Otaku MTÜ

In cinema

8/19/2020