The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world.The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world.The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 20 nominations total
Etienne Bartholomeus
- Maître d'hôtel Balsan
- (as Étienne Bartholomeus)
Fabien Béhar
- Patron boutique
- (as Fabien Behar)
Emilie Gavois-Kahn
- Couturière remplaçante
- (as Émilie Gavois-Kahn)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaCoco Chanel lived at the Hotel Ritz, in Paris, from 1934 to 1971. The Coco Chanel Suite was named after her in her memory.
- GoofsWhen Boy allows Coco Chanel to drive the car, and the car stops, she steps out wearing a white scarf that she wasn't wearing when she got into the car.
- Quotes
Étienne Balsan: A woman who cuts her hair, is about to change her life.
Featured review
Une femme extraordinaire, beautiful movie
Roger Ebert said Audrey Tautout was amazing in this film, she really is! And she looks a lot like Gabrielle Chanel... Alessandro Nivola, so handsome, American born he worked to learn French for his role in this, a tender romance. The atmosphere and mood is strictly Chanel No. 5, authentic I do believe, sophisticated and elegant. My brother lives now in France and I have to add a word or two with the description in French... ravissant, merveilleux... I did not find it "slow" and I was not bored at all as one reviewer commented. My goodness it's a romance and the director has crafted it carefully. The music score by Alexandre Desplat is lush and romantic (that word again!) finely orchestrated, I was at a loss when it finished... Oh incidentally check out "Coco and Igor", the wonderful companion piece to this "Coco avant Chanel" DVD Comment from Malcolm in Toronto Aug 2011
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- malcotoro
- Aug 27, 2011
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- Languages
- Also known as
- Коко до Шанель
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $23,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,113,834
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $406,768
- Sep 27, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $50,812,934
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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