Coco Before Chanel (2009)

Coco Before Chanel

  • 2009
  • 105 min
  • Biography, Drama
  • 65/100

Storyline

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, adopting the nickname Coco from her father in early childhood. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entrée into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing increasingly popular hats. When she falls in love with English businessman Arthur Capel further opportunities open up, though life becomes ever more complicated.

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 20 nominations total

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