Coco Before Chanel

Genre: Biography

Worldwide gross$6.1M

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, adopting the nickname Coco from her father in early childhood. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entrée into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing increasingly popular hats. When she falls in love with English businessman Arthur Capel further opportunities open up, though life becomes ever more complicated.

🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 20 nominations total

Genres

Biography, Drama

Director

Anne Fontaine

Cast

Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola

Released

6 November 2009

Runtime

1h 45m

Certificate

PG-13

IMDb rating

6.6 / 10

Votes

42,747

Metascore

65

Rotten Tomatoes

63%

Box office

$6,113,834

Edition

Base