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Coco Before Chanel

2009 · TMDB 6.9 · Coco avant Chanel

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.

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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...

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Runtime
110 min
Released
2009-04-22
Studio
Haut et Court
Country
Belgium
Language
French
TMDB score
6.9
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