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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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