Coco Before Chanel

2009 · directed by Anne Fontaine

Rating

66/100

Hit

no

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.

Coco Before Chanel (2009), directed by Anne Fontaine, rates 66/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Audrey Tautou
• Benoît Poelvoorde
• Alessandro Nivola
• Marie Gillain
• Emmanuelle Devos
• Régis Royer
• Étienne Bartholomeus
• Yan Duffas
• Fabien Béhar
• Roch Leibovici

Crew

• Christophe Beaucarne — Director of Photography
• Luc Barnier — Editor
• Alexandre Desplat — Original Music Composer
• Anne Fontaine — Screenplay
• Camille Fontaine — Screenplay

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5. In His Hands (2005) — 62/100
6. Gemma Bovery (2014) — 60/100

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