Coco Before Chanel

2009 | Color | 1h 52

This is a story about a rebel who finds the conventions of her time oppressive, and instead dresses in her lovers’ clothes. Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel begins her life as a headstrong orphan, and through an extraordinary journey becomes a timeless symbol of success, freedom and style.

Country: Francia
Direction: Fontaine; Anne
Script: Fontaine; Anne, Fontaine; Camille
Production: Scotta; Carole, Benjo; Caroline, Carcassonne; Phillipe, Arnal; Simon
Photography: Beaucarne; Christophe
Sound: Laureux; Jean-claude, Gaboriau; Dominique, Cantin; Nicolás
Music: Desplat; Alexandre
Cast:Tautou; Audrey, Nivola; Alessandro, Poelvoorde; Benoît
Participation year at FICM: 2009

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