Coco Before Chanel

Running 1h 50m and made in Belgium, Coco Before Chanel (2009) is a Drama and History film in the 123movies catalog. The cast includes Audrey Tautou and Benoît Poelvoorde; Anne Fontaine directs. 1,061 votes put it at 6.9/10. 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.