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Coco Before Chanel (2009)

★ 6.6PG-13106 minDirector: Anne Fontaine

2009 film by Anne Fontaine

Coco Before Chanel (French: Coco avant Chanel) is a 2009 biographical drama film directed and co-written by Anne Fontaine. The film stars Audrey Tautou and details the early life of French fashion designer Coco Chanel.

The film premiered in Paris on 6 April 2009 and was released in France and Belgium on 22 April 2009. As of 21 December that year, it had grossed $43,832,376 worldwide. The production budget was $23 million.

Instead of releasing Coco Before Chanel in the United States itself, Warner Bros. Pictures let Sony Pictures Classics handle the release there. The film grossed $6 million in the United States.

Coco Before Chanel was nominated for four BAFTA Awards, three European Film Awards, six César Awards and the Oscar for Best Costume Design.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Coco Before Chanel about?
Coco Before Chanel (2009) — 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
Is Coco Before Chanel based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Coco Before Chanel scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.