Coco Before Chanel (Coco avant Chanel) (2009)

6.7	Listal rating
6.5	IMDB rating

Directed by

Anne Fontaine

Starring (View all)

Audrey Tautou

Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel

Étienne Balsan

Arthur 'Boy' Capel

Adrienne Chanel

Emilienne d'Alençon

Régis Royer

Alec, le jockey

Etienne Bartholomeus

Maître d'hôtel Balsan

Yan Duffas

Maurice de Nexon

Written by (View all)

Edmonde Charles-Roux

book

Anne Fontaine

writer

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Coco Avant Chanel - Entrevista Alessandro Nivola

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Coco Before Chanel - Exclusive Audrey Tautou Interview

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2 years, 4 months ago at Dec 28 17:34

Sra Nara

COCO ANTES DE CHANEL - Quando criança Gabrielle (Audrey Tautou) é deixada, junto com a irmã Adrienne (Marie Gillain), em um orfanato. Ao crescer ela divide seu tempo como cantora de cabaré e costureira, fazendo bainha nos fundos da alfaiataria de uma pequena cidade. Até que ela recebe o apoio de Étienne Balsan (Benoît Poelvoorde), que passa a ser seu protetor. Recusando-se a ser a esposa de... read more

A good movie

1 year, 2 months ago at Mar 14 5:18

johanlefourbe

Even when she got some major exposure thanks to 'Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain', Audrey Tautou never really broke through on the international scene. However, in France, she remains one of the most sought-after actresses. This time, she had the opportunity to portray a real French icon and she delivers a totally different performance than in 'Amélie' but I thought she was very convincing. ... read more

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Description: Coco Before Chanel is the story of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who began her life as headstrong orphan, and through an extraordinary journey became the legendary couturier who embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol of success, freedom and style. The film portrays the formative years of Chanel’s life, the years of Ch ... (more)

Release date : 22 April 2009

Biography (12), 2000s (6), Fashion (6), France (6), French (5), Drama (5), 2009 (5), Romance (4), (4), Historical (4), Women (2), Based On True Story (2), 2000's (2), Foreign Films (2), Dramas (2), Belgium (2), Children's (2), Live-action (2), Love Story (2), Period Piece (1)

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