2009 (Anne Fontaine) PG, 110 min
Starring: Alessandro Nivola, Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde
In French with English subtitles

Audrey Tautou stars in this biopic about Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, which focuses on the younger years of ‘Coco’—before she transformed herself into the one word icon: Chanel. A young, chain-smoking, sarcastic Gabrielle spends her days practicing her craft and her nights working at a music hall singing naughty ditties, and later is torn between her struggles to assert herself and her romantic interludes with men. Coco avant Chanel is a film that ranks haute in fashion circles. It offers film-goers a chance to acquaint themselves with the woman behind the Chanel fashion line and the classic suit in an honest, candid and compassionate way.