Coco Before Chanel

2009 · Directed by Anne Fontaine

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.

Cast: Audrey Tautou, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos, Karina Marimon, Vincent Nemeth, Émilie Gavois-Kahn, Benoît Poelvoorde, Franck Monsigny, Pierre Diot

Rating: 6.936/10 from 794 votes