Coco Before Chanel (2009)
Directed by Anne Fontaine · 110 min · Drama, History
36.0 TOPICAL score · #3,013 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Coco Before Chanel (2009, directed by Anne Fontaine) has a TOPICAL score of 36.0 - ranked 3,013 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 14 nominations, including the César Award for Best Costume Design. Critics: 64% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 65. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (1,056 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 29 languages.
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- Critics64% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 65
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (1,056 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 14 nominations - incl. César Award for Best Costume Design
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 29 languages
- Still read5,734 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Audrey Tautou (actor #430), Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola (actor #1,753), Marie Gillain