Coco Before Chanel (2009)

Original title

Coco avant Chanel

Directed by

Anne Fontaine

Genre

drama film, romance film, biographical film

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,038 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the early years of Coco Chanel as she rises from an orphanage to become a seamstress and cabaret singer. It focuses on her relationships and her growing ambition to design clothes that will define a new era.

melancholiccontemplativevisually lushrestrainedslow-burnelegiacdryly humorousintimate

What happens

Coco Before Chanel (French: Coco avant Chanel) is a 2009 biographical drama film directed and co-written by Anne Fontaine. The film stars Audrey Tautou and details the early life of French fashion designer Coco Chanel. The film premiered in Paris on 6 April 2009 and was released in France and Belgium on 22 April 2009. As of 21 December that year, it had grossed $43,832,376 worldwide. The production budget was $23 million. Instead of releasing Coco Before Chanel in the United States itself, Warner Bros. Pictures let Sony Pictures Classics handle the release there. The film grossed $6 million in the United States. Coco Before Chanel was nominated for four BAFTA Awards, three European Film Awards, six César Awards and the Oscar for Best Costume Design. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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