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2009 biopic about the early life of Coco Chanel. Several years after leaving the orphanage, to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar both. 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.
Movie rating: 6.7 / 10 (41978)
Directed by: Anne Fontaine - Edmonde Charles-Roux - Camille Fontaine
Writer credits: Anne Fontaine - Edmonde Charles-Roux
Cast: Audrey Tautou - Benoît Poelvoorde - Alessandro Nivola - Marie Gillain - Emmanuelle Devos
AKA: Coco avant Chanel, Coco Avant Channel
