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  • Coco Before Chanel
  • Opened September 25, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 50 min.
  • PG-13
    sexual content and smoking
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+. Read More
  • Coco Before Chanel is the story of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, who began her life as headstrong orphan, and through an extraordinary journey became the legendary couturier who embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol of success, freedom Read More
  • Cast: Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos, Alessandro Nivola
  • Director: Anne Fontaine
  • Genres: Biopic [feature], Feminist Film, Drama

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  • Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel in "Coco Before Chanel."
  • Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel and Marie Gillain as Adrienne in "Coco Before Chanel."
  • Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel in "Coco Before Chanel."
  • Alessandro Nivola as Boy Capel and Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel in "Coco Before Chanel."
  • Alessandro Nivola as Boy Capel in "Coco Before Chanel."
  • Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel and Marie Gillain as Adrienne in "Coco Before Chanel."
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    Coco and the Nazis

    by flemingrut

    In order for filmgoers to have the full picture, I recommend that they go online to learn about Mme. Chanel's collaboration with the Nazis during the war.

  • So-so

    Coco Just So-So

    by vizwords

    Generally well done. I thought it would be great based on reviews and previews, but there was not enough time given to what made Coco the way she was. Sure, she was an orphan - so was her sister and she didn't want to fly in the face of conformity. And there was a hugh jump at the end from - noone will ever go for this stype fo style - to CoCo is a a smash success.

    Don't get me wrong - this movie could have been a lot worse. If you like this typr of movie, it will be much more anjoyable than a trip to Couples Retreat, but it has a few holes.

  • So-so

    Coco, So-So

    by skoslow

    After all the hype, I was disappoited, finding"Coco Before Chanel" beautiful, but excruciatingly slow and devoit of plot. I thought she'd never leave the chateau...and one reference to the virtues of going sans corset was enugh, we didn't need six or seven. I would have liked more time devoted to Cco's early years in Paris.

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  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The naturalism of Anne Fontaine's film would be at home in a novel by Dreiser....

  • 80
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    Coco is played by Audrey Tautou, and she's phenomenal--self-contained, tightly...

  • 80
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    This refreshing alternative to the usual potted biopic provides an absorbing...

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    A superior filmed biography that brings intelligence, restraint and style to...

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