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Coco Before Chanel

Original title: Coco avant Chanel

Before she was France's famous mademoiselle…

2009 · 1 h 50 · Belgium, France · French

  • Drama
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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.

Directed by
Anne Fontaine
Written by
Anne Fontaine, Camille Fontaine
Based on
Edmonde Charles-Roux

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