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Coco Before Chanel

Coco Before Chanel

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 22, 2009

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

69%

Original Title

Coco avant Chanel

Production Companies

Haut et Court, Ciné-@, France 2 Cinéma, SCOPE Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment France

Director

Anne Fontaine

Description

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.