Coco avant Chanel (2009)

Director:

Anne Fontaine

Writers:

Edmonde Charles-Roux (book)
Anne Fontaine (writer)

Release Date:

22 April 2009 (Belgium)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

Before she was France's famous mademoiselle...

Plot:

The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world.

Plot Keywords:

Hat | Fashion | Orphanage | Nickname | Champs Elysée Paris

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Audrey Tautou	...	Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
Benoît Poelvoorde	...	Étienne Balsan
Alessandro Nivola	...	Arthur 'Boy' Capel
Marie Gillain	...	Adrienne Chanel
Emmanuelle Devos	...	Emilienne d'Alençon
Régis Royer	...	Alec, le jockey
Etienne Bartholomeus	...	Maître d'hôtel Balsan
Yan Duffas	...	Maurice de Nexon
Fabien Béhar	...	Patron boutique
Roch Leibovici	...	Jean, le palefrenier
Jean-Yves Chatelais	...	Directeur beuglant
Pierre Diot	...	Acteur théâtre
Vincent Nemeth	...	Gros homme théâtre
Bruno Abraham-Kremer	...	Tailleur Deauville
Lisa Cohen	...	Gabrielle Chanel, 10 ans

Also Known As:

Coco Before Chanel (UK) (USA)
Untitled Coco Chanel Project (France) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and smoking.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:AL | South Korea:15 | Ireland:12A | Hong Kong:IIA | USA:PG-13 (certificate #45445) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Japan:G | Argentina:13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:G (Québec) | Sweden:Btl | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Normandie, France

Company:

Haut et Court

Trivia:

From 1934 to 1971 Coco Chanel made the Hotel Ritz, Paris, France her home. A suite, in honor of her memory, has been named after her: the Coco Chanel Suite.

Goofs:

Continuity: When looking out on the English Chanel on the beach in Deauville, Coco is wearing a heavy overcoat. Moments later when "Boy" joins her, the overcoat is gone.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2009-09-26)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Little Black Baby

An Instant Classic

The first time the i heard about this movie was in this site i was going through Audrey Tautou's page when i see ''Coco Avant Chanel'' post production i was like so stunned and curious i went on the net could find any solid source and few months later, the first trailer came out. Then i saw how Tautou was looking, she was a diva in this movie, and even if Marion Cotillard won it for La Vie en Rose Tautou is surely getting an Oscar nom for her performance. What i really liked about this movie is that even if it based on Fashion its not superficial and its not like an big Fashion movie for crazy fashionesta's this movie is quite simple and well structured. The story is modest and based on the begging of Chanel mix that with a strong screenplay and voilà! My final rating is 7,5\10.