COCO BEFORE CHANEL (2009)

ANNE FONTAINE

Biopic Drama 10th - 19th Centuries 1900-1919 Historical True Stories Recommended Rob Recommends

Cast

AUDREY TAUTOU BENOIT POELVOORDE ALESSANDRO NIVOLA MARIE GILLAIN EMMANUELLE DEVOS EDMONDE CHARLES-ROUX

Plot

Abandoned by her father and brought up in an orphanage Gabrielle Chanel's early years were not easy ones, but her willful determination, intelligence and obvious gift would see her ultimately rise to iconic status within the world of 20th Century fashion. 'Coco Before Chanel' never glamorises her life, neither the way she looks nor the lovers she takes; a thoughtful understated observation of Chanel's life before fortune finally beckoned. Not a visually sumptuous film, as you might expect, but a finely judged dramatisation.