Coco avant Chanel [videorecording] / un film de Anne Fontaine ; scenario, Anne Fontaine et Camille Fontaine avec la collaboration de Christopher Hampton et Jacques Fieschi ; librement adapté de l'ouvrage d'Edmonde Charles-Roux ; direction de production, Frederic Blum ; produit par Caroline Benjo ... [et al.] ; un coproduction Haut et Court ... [et al.] ; avec la participation de Canal+ ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 221345002 | Alliance Atlantis113387 | Alliance VivafilmLanguage: French Original language: French Subtitle language: English, French Publication details: Montréal : Alliance Vivafilm : Universal Home Video, [2010]Description: 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1997.2 .C63 2010
Cast: Alessandro Nivola, Audrey Tautou, Emmanuelle Devos, Marie Gillain.Summary: Years after being abandoned at an orphanage by her father, Gabrielle Chanel finds a job in a tailor shop where she meets and soon begins an affair with French millionaire Etienne Balsan. Through Baron Balsan she is introduced into French society and given the opportunity to design her own style of hats. Though her career takes off, her personal life becomes more complicated when she falls in love with Balsan's former best friend, Arthur Capel.
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Originally released as motion picture in 2009.

Special features: audio commentary by the author and director, Anne Fontaine; Coco avant Chanel: the meeting; The "making of" Coco avant Chanel: the origins of the project; The style of Coco; A special destiny; Etienne Balsan; Boy Capel; Living history; Anne Fontaine.

Donated by Meaford Film Club.

Alessandro Nivola, Audrey Tautou, Emmanuelle Devos, Marie Gillain.

Years after being abandoned at an orphanage by her father, Gabrielle Chanel finds a job in a tailor shop where she meets and soon begins an affair with French millionaire Etienne Balsan. Through Baron Balsan she is introduced into French society and given the opportunity to design her own style of hats. Though her career takes off, her personal life becomes more complicated when she falls in love with Balsan's former best friend, Arthur Capel.

Canadian home video rating: PG.

DVD, widescreen (2.35:1), 5.1 Dolby Digital.

French dialogue; French or English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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