“
Coco Before Chanel” (”
Coco Avant Chanel“) is a biopic of celebrated French fashion designer designer
Coco Chanel which stars
Audrey Tautou.
Audrey Tautou plays
Gabrielle Chanel, known as Coco, before she became famous. The movie also stars
Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos and
Benoît Poelvoorde.
In an orphanage, silently standing next to a perfectly made bed, is a frail and slender ten year old girl with thick black hair. Gabrielle Chanel, known as Coco, and her many lives. The story of the path taken by Coco from her obscure beginnings to the blinding lights of Paris.
The movie is based on book by
Edmonde Charles-Roux “
L'irreguliere” (“The Nonconformist”).
Anne Fontaine – directed adaptation of “L'irreguliere” focuses on Chanel's early years. Fontaine co-wrote the script with
Camille Fontaine and
Christopher Hampton.
